G20 Communique: Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors, Moscow 2013

G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors met to review the current global economic conjuncture and discuss the required policies in preparation for the G20 Leaders’ Summit in September 2013.

OECD calls on G20 finance ministers to support next steps in clampdown on tax avoidance

The OECD today presented to G20 finance ministers plans for a two-pronged attack on tax avoidance and evasion from both companies and individuals.

OECD Secretary-General Report to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors

The OECD’s update on progress towards automatic exchange of information and its Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) were presented to G20 finance ministers meeting in Moscow on 19-20 July 2013.

Closing the tax gap

The joint challenges of tax evasion and tax base erosion lie at the heart of the social contract. Our citizens are demanding that we tackle offshore tax evasion by wealthy individuals and re-vamp the international tax system to prevent multinational enterprises from artificially shifting profits, resulting in very low taxes or even double non-taxation and thereby eroding our tax base.

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