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Jonas David and colleagues were joined by Atlas Network’s Tom Palmer to tour the Argentine Congress. They were invited to the National Congress by the Deputies Tito Stefani and Virginia Cornejo and talked about the need to generate a low-tax tax system that is the basis for progress and general well-being.

According to the Taxpayers’ Association of Finland, the total tax burden in Finland is estimated to be 42.7 percent of GDP, including national taxes, municipal and ecclesiastical, consumption taxes, and social security contributions.

Dear WTA members, observers and friends:

I’m pleased to circulate the latest newsletter, which contains a wealth of activity and achievement. It’s heartening to see that WTA members continued the fight for taxpayers in their countries during a tricky few years.
And now that things have opened up again, look out for further announcements for in-person events in the near future.
Please visit our website and our Facebook group and tell everyone about what you’re up to. Stay in touch with me and our fantastic Secretary General Cristina Berechet so that we can showcase your work in this newsletter and inspire our network more broadly.

Responding to Budget 2022’s two-month extension of fuel tax and road user charge relief, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says:

“This is a small but significant victory for taxpayers and will save the average household an extra $124 over two months.”

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation celebrates the Alberta Court of Appeal’s decision that the federal government’s Impact Assessment Act is unconstitutional. The CTF was an official intervener in the court case against the legislation.

Dear WTA members, observers and friends:

We’re hopefully coming out of the other side of the pandemic. There may be more lockdowns to come, but as the vaccine take up improves I hope we can put the last 18 months behind us and get the economic recovery at the front of the agenda.

Here in the UK, we’ve found out that the cost of the pandemic to taxpayers is around £400 billion so far. Throughout the last year, all we’ve heard is the lazy assertion that taxes will have to go up to pay for it. But we know that’s not the case – we need politicians to show spending restraint and focus on economic growth.

There will be many other challenges in your countries. Whatever those challenges are, our organisations are needed now as much as ever. So let’s keep swapping ideas and sharing experiences. There’s some fantastic work going on across the world and we can all learn from one another.

Dear WTA members, observers and friends:

Much like everyone, here at the WTA we’ve pivoted from in-person gatherings to meeting online for the time being. In 2021 we’ve held two successful online regional events: one for Europe and Africa, and the other for Asia and Australasia.

As 2020 comes to an end and we look ahead to 2021, I want to wish you a happy and prosperous New Year

Dear WTA members, observers and friends
I hope you and your families are all safe and well in these strange times.
Here at the WTA we’ve pivoted from in-person gatherings to meeting online for the time being.

Dear WTA members, observers and friends:
I hope you and your families are all safe and well in these strange times.
We are shortly going to announce a series of online events to re-connect our members and share information and discuss policy. I’ll send you a special bulletin soon, once all the details have been confirmed.

The Argentine Taxpayers Association and Deputies from “JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO” party presented a joint tax relief bill to be debated in Congress.