Each year Contribuables Associés issues a ranking of MPs – this time a positive one, looking at those who have championed taxpayers.
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CZECH REPUBLIC: WTA Chairman addresses tax panel at Financial Time Business Regulation Forum
11 November 2019 | Taxpayers’ Alliance (TPA) / United Kingdom
A Financial Times event gathered regulators, policy makers, academics and senior industry leaders in Prague to discuss the role, principles and impact of “better regulation”. After an address to the event by Andrej Babiš, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, John O’Connell, Chairman and President of World Taxpayers Associations took to the stage with:
Read moreSave the date! On November 13th Asociación de Contribuyentes del Perú is celebrating their second Taxpayers Regional Forum in Peru. If you happen to be in Peru, put it on your agenda.
You can register here.
GERMANY: The German Taxpayers’ Association celebrates its 70th Anniversary
11 November 2019 | Bund der Steuerzahler Deutschland / Germany
On 10 September, the German Taxpayers’ Association celebrated its 70th birthday in Berlin in front of around 700 invited guests from politics, business, science, culture and with its members.
The keynote speaker was none other than Federal Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel. Her presence was important in several respects. In her speech, she praised the work of the Taxpayers’ Association, she stressed the necessity of tax cuts which was a great vote of confidence in our work.
UNITED STATES: NTU celebrates its 50th Anniversary
11 November 2019 | National Taxpayers Union (NTU) / United States
On October 23, the National Taxpayers Union celebrated its 50th Anniversary with a gala dinner in Washington, DC featuring more than 300 guests from the organization’s past and present. Lawmakers, state governors, and other public officials were in attendance to view a video on the history of NTU — including an interview from the year 1974 of the organization’s founder on the famous American television program “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.”
Read moreWTA Chairman’s Update #3: October – December 2019
6 November 2019 | WTA Chairman’s Update #3: October – December 2019
Dear WTA members, observers and friends:
Next WTA events:
Taxpayers Regional Forum in Kyiv Ukraine May 16, 2020
The first WTA-sponsored Regional Taxpayers Forum of 2020 will take place in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 16th.
In May 2020 World Taxpayers Associations along with the Atlas Network and the Ukrainian Economic Freedoms Foundation is pleased to invite delegates to join us in an exchange of ideas and best practices to advance taxpayer advocacy in Europe.
Read the full letterFRANCE: Tax Freedom Day was July 23rd
10 October 2019 | Contribuables Associés / France
According to the calculations made by Contribuables Associés, the French taxpayers’ association, the ratio between public expenditure (State, local authorities, social security, European Union) and the wealth created in France (GDP) is 55.6% in 2019.
Read moreAUSTRIA: Tax Freedom Day was August 5th
10 October 2019 | Austrian Economics Center / Austria
Tax Freedom Day in Austria was August 5th, according to the Austrian Economics Center.
Tax Freedom Day was July 1st in 1976. Since then, the tax burden has grown significantly, pushing the date to August 20th in 2001 and August 19th in 2015.
WTA Chairman’s Update #2: July – September 2019
12 August 2019 | WTA Chairman’s Update #2: July – September 2019
Dear WTA members, observers and friends:
Past Events:
17th World Taxpayers Conference in Sydney, Australia May 23-27, 2019
July 18th is when the Swedish taxpayers celebrated their Tax Freedom Day in 2018 according to the Swedish Taxpayers Association.
Read moreInternational Governmental Organization (IGO) Watch sent a letter to Finance Ministers across the G20 urging the officials to oppose any attempts to weaponize global conversations about digital commerce to tax tech companies.
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