Members Highlights

The Tax Foundation released the 2022 Corporate Tax Rates around the World.

Here are the four main takeaways from this data-driven research and analysis:

Data on the decades-long decline: Over the past four decades, corporate tax rates around the world, including in the largest economies, have declined from an average of 40 percent to 23 percent as countries have recognized the impact that high corporate rates have on business investment decisions.

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.

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

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

The Swedish people have designated climate policy as the worst waste of the year (2019) in the Waste Ombudsman’s competition.

We the Taxpayers (Nosotros los Contribuyentes, NLC) in Argentina launched the Taxpayers Bill of Rights. NLC presented together with the National Deputy Gaston Roma the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. This bill explains the rights taxpayers have and protects them from IRS’ abuse by limiting and reducing its currently overwhelming power.