G20 Statement thanks Labour 20, Business 20, Civil Society 20, Think 20 and Youth 20 for their important contribution to the G20’s work

The final statement of the G20 meeting located at    https://www.g20.org/sites/default/files/g20_resources/library/brisbane_g20_leaders_summit_communique.pdf  Thanked L20 (UNIONS) for support and assistance.

 Along with international organisations, including the IMF, OECD, World Bank Group, WTO, ILO, FSB and UN, for their reports and recommendations, which have provided valuable inputs to G20 discussions. These can be found at  http://www.g20.org/official_resources

Tax Justice Network Australia has advise PSI Australian Affiliates that - 

 " Thanks to everyone who took action in the lead up to the G20 leaders meeting on the weekend, tax justice was firmly on the agenda and this was made possible with your help! 

The three main commitments in the Communique on tax justice issues were: -  For Governments to work together to combat tax dodging by multinational companies, rather than compete. -  To automatically exchange information between tax authorities on a reciprocal basis with other countries by the end of 2018. - To finalise the G20/OECD Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action Plan on tax rules by 2015 and involve developing countries in this process.

All these things will make it harder for multinationals to dodge paying tax. " 


Also see earlier blog items for L20 at - 

http://gmpsiaprec.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/labour-20-warn-gaps-in-g20-agenda-risk.html http://www.ituc-csi.org/labour-20-warn-gaps-in-g20-agenda  " The 2 per cent extra economic growth target heralded as the major outcome of the G20 Brisbane Summit will struggle to be met as it was not accompanied by any plan to stimulate demand through higher wages and quality job creation, warned the Labour 20. "  

http://gmpsiaprec.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/l-20-local-government-investment-and.html

 " PSI affiliate ASU makes intervention on public sector local government investment and spend as a means of keeping economy growing and creating employment "