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创意作品: 250

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The​ ​heist​ ​no​ ​one​ ​is​ ​talking​ ​about.

Oxfam​ ​launches​ ​new​ ​film​ ​to​ ​demonstrate​ ​the​ ​devastating​ ​effects​ ​of​ ​tax dodging. 

Companies​ ​dodge​ ​approx.​ ​£78bn​ ​in​ ​tax​ ​in​ ​poor​ ​countries​ ​annually.​ ​Today​ ​Oxfam​ ​reveals that​ ​​just​ ​a​ ​third​ ​​of​ ​this​ ​is​ ​enough​ ​to​ ​cover​ ​the​ ​bill​ ​for​ ​essential​ ​healthcare​ ​that​ ​could​ ​prevent the​ ​needless​ ​deaths​ ​of​ ​​eight​ ​million​​ ​mothers,​ ​babies​ ​and​ ​children.

Oxfam​ ​today​ ​reveals​ ​this​ ​information​ ​alongside​ ​a​ ​hard-hitting​ ​film​ ​illustrating​ ​the​ ​human​ ​cost of​ ​tax​ ​avoidance​ ​on​ ​the​ ​world’s​ ​poorest.​ ​The​ ​film​ ​was​ ​created​ ​by​ ​Don’t​ ​Panic​ ​and​ ​produced by​ ​Stink​ ​Films,​ ​MPC​ ​and​ ​Whitehouse​ ​to​ ​demonstrate​ ​that​ ​there​ ​is​ ​a​ ​global​ ​heist​ ​hitting​ ​the poorest​ ​the​ ​hardest,​ ​and​ ​it’s​ ​about​ ​time​ ​we​ ​get​ ​people​ ​talking​ ​about​ ​it.

YouTube:​ ​​https://youtu.be/bAdpodJkB9c Facebook:​ ​​https://www.
facebook.com/oxfamGB/videos/10154781492161396/

Joe​ ​Wade,​ ​MD​ ​of​ ​Don’t​ ​Panic,​ ​says:​ ​“We​ ​aim​ ​to​ ​re-contextualise​ ​complex​ ​issues​ ​to​ ​make them​ ​appeal​ ​to​ ​new​ ​audiences,​ ​or​ ​to​ ​audiences​ ​that​ ​may​ ​have​ ​lost​ ​interest.​ ​We​ ​feel​ ​like​ ​this film​ ​dramatically​ ​achieves​ ​this​ ​by​ ​drawing​ ​people​ ​in​ ​with​ ​a​ ​heist​ ​set-up,​ ​before​ ​subverting​ ​it and​ ​delivering​ ​a​ ​stark​ ​message​ ​about​ ​the​ ​impact​ ​of​ ​tax​ ​avoidance.​ W​​ hich​ ​is​ ​something​ ​we're all​ ​very​ ​proud​ ​to​ ​have​ ​been​ ​a​ ​part​ ​of​ ​on​ ​behalf​ ​of​ ​Oxfam.”

Matthew​ ​Spencer,​ ​Oxfam’s​ ​Campaigns​ ​Director,​ ​said:​ ​“Tax​ ​dodgers​ ​may​ ​not​ ​be​ ​literally stealing​ ​medicines​ ​from​ ​the​ ​pockets​ ​of​ ​the​ ​poorest​ ​but​ ​they​ ​are​ ​depriving​ ​poor​ ​countries​ ​of billions​ ​that​ ​could​ ​be​ ​invested​ ​in​ ​healthcare.​ ​It’s​ ​wrong​ ​that​ ​so​ ​many​ ​of​ ​the​ ​world’s​ ​poorest people​ ​are​ ​missing​ ​out​ ​on​ ​basic​ ​medical​ ​treatment​ ​that​ ​could​ ​save​ ​their​ ​lives​ ​and​ ​give​ ​them a​ ​chance​ ​of​ ​escaping​ ​poverty​ ​and​ ​hardship.”

Governments​ ​urgently​ ​need​ ​to​ ​tackle​ ​tax​ ​secrecy​ ​to​ ​help​ ​put​ ​an​ ​end​ ​to​ ​tax​ ​dodging.​ ​As movement​ ​towards​ ​an​ ​EU​ ​tax​ ​transparency​ ​deal​ ​has​ ​stalled,​ ​Oxfam​ ​is​ ​calling​ ​on​ ​the Chancellor​ ​to​ ​use​ ​next​ ​month’s​ ​Budget​ ​to​ ​commit​ ​to​ ​implementing​ ​tougher​ ​tax​ ​laws​ ​for UK-based​ ​multinationals​ ​by​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​2019.

Greater​ ​tax​ ​transparency​ ​would​ ​make​ ​it​ ​easier​ ​to​ ​verify​ ​whether​ ​companies’​ ​tax​ ​bills​ ​are​ ​in line​ ​with​ ​their​ ​real​ ​economic​ ​activity​ ​in​ ​every​ ​country​ ​where​ ​they​ ​do​ ​business​ ​–​ ​and​ ​to​ ​hold them​ ​accountable.

However,​ ​until​ ​public​ ​reporting​ ​requirements​ ​are​ ​mandatory​ ​for​ ​all​ ​large​ ​businesses, widespread​ ​tax​ ​avoidance​ ​will​ ​continue​ ​to​ ​deprive​ ​governments​ ​rich​ ​and​ ​poor​ ​of​ ​revenue needed​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​essential​ ​services​ ​and​ ​tackle​ ​poverty.