109 Quotes by Winnie Byanyima

Global governments should start seriously talking about the creation of a World Tax Authority with the mission to ensure that tax systems will deliver for the public interests in all countries.

Oxfam believes that any global talks to reform tax rules must include all countries, including the poorest.

Progressive taxation can offset the effect of growing inequality.

Taxing companies, particularly successful multinational companies, is one of the most progressive forms of taxation.

Developing countries are losing significant tax revenues through corporate tax dodging.

The conniving, rich oilmen that were so desperate to prevent and frustrate the Paris Agreement found cheerleaders in Mr. Trump and his party. They choose to protect their profits from a flailing fossil fuel industry over human lives and a clean, inclusive future for us all.

The Paris Agreement threw people of the world a lifeline, and the United States played a vital role in getting us there, not least by working closely with China to clear the decks to a global deal.

Tackling the extreme gap between the rich and the poor and tackling climate change is part of the same struggle.

Inequality is inextricably linked with distribution of land and natural resources.