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TIME TO CATCH THE TAX JUSTICE BUS All aboard! The Tax Justice Bus tour is on the road, and Christian Aid campaigns officer Clare Fussell hops on to tell us what’s been happening IT’S BEEN MORE than a fortnight since our Tax Justice Bus first opened its red, shiny doors to welcome visitors aboard. And what a fortnight it’s been! Since launching at the Christian arts, faith and justice festival, Greenbelt, on August bank holiday we’ve been thrilled to meet many of you as the bus tour has wound around the West Midlands,
south Wales and the West Country. Our partners have been travelling with the bus and sharing their stories along the way. So far we’ve welcomed the Rev Suzanne Matale, general secretary of the Council of Churches of Zambia, Alvin Mosioma, coordinator of Tax Justice Network Africa, and Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III, coordinator of
Action for Economic Reforms in the Philippines. Their presence with us has been truly inspirational.
So, what’s the tour all about? Christian Aid estimates that poor countries lose US$160bn each year due to some unscrupulous companies dodging the taxes they owe. This is more than the annual global aid budget. For the governments of these impoverished nations this lost income
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