Date: 12 February, 2015
Time: 8.30-16.30
Venue: Radisson Blue Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8
Christian Aid is hosting a high level international conference on the subject of the Human Rights Impact of Tax and Fiscal Policy. The conference comes at a time of unprecedented focus on the tax practices of multinational companies and their use of mismatches in countries tax regulation to avoid paying significant amounts of tax. It comes at a time when many countries, including Ireland, are still experiencing the effects of austerity policies, as governments attempt to balance budgets through series of cuts in public spending and raised taxes, which have left many increasingly marginalised and removed from adequate public services. This conference therefore is timely, and offers an opportunity to view the debate around taxation, the role of states and of multinationals through a human rights lens.
The seminar will bring together speakers from the global south, tax justice activists, Ireland government officials, the OECD, journalists, and the private sector.
The keynote speaker for the event will be Professor Philip Alston, who has held a number of senior UN posts over two decades, and is currently the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights.
Click here for more information on the event. Places are limited so registration is essential.