Many countries, especially those with low incomes, are struggling with the triple challenge of spiraling debt, massive recovery needs and widening inequities. Promoting tax systems that are fair and equitable will help countries to mobilize revenue and provide better services for all people.
$548B
Our longstanding Mexican partner FUNDAR advocated against lopsided tax amnesties for the rich and for transparency in federal tax policies. By 2020, the list of who received $548 billion pesos in tax amnesty was finally released to the public. The outcry led to a constitutional reform prohibiting tax amnesties.
10
The number of partners we work with to promote tax equity in Latin America.
171
The number of organizations we mapped that are part of an emerging field of civil society engagement with domestic tax issues.
66
The number of countries in which civil society is engaged in domestic tax issues
Is it right that 50% of the Mexican population live in poverty and has access to only 3.5 pesos out of 100? Our tax system is being used to give more benefits to the people and companies that have the most.
Carlos Brito, Local City Councilman Tweet