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May Newsletter

Welcome to GATJ’s May newsletter. Read along for news on international tax cooperation, an update from GATJ’s Secretariat, and highlights from GATJ’s members.


** International Tax Cooperation
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Chenai Mukumba, Tax Justice Network Africa Executive Director, at the FfD4 4th PrepCom.

GATJ Members on Financing for Development

From April 28th to May 9th, members of the Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ) participated in a series of meetings ([link removed]) on financing for development in New York. The ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development was held April 28th - 29th, followed by the Fourth Preparatory Committee (4th PrepCom) Session for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) from April 30th - May 1st, and finally the Second Intersessional Consultations from May 2nd - 9th.

Throughout the meetings, GATJ’s Secretariat and regional members from Tax and Fiscal Justice Asia (TAFJA) and Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) delivered a key message: the UN Tax Convention process is the best place for countries to rectify the broken global tax system.

“We cannot capacity-build ourselves out of a broken system,” shared Everlyn Muendo, Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) Tax Policy Lead. “The FfD process provides us with an opportunity to address this and transform the international tax system. In this regard, we urge Member States to promote the already existing intergovernmental process that is underway to develop binding commitments through the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation.”


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GATJ’s Secretariat meeting with regional member, Tax Justice Network Africa.

GATJ’s Secretariat Convenes in Nairobi

In April, the GATJ Secretariat met in Nairobi for an annual team retreat ([link removed]) . The team came together to discuss changes at GATJ, progress made in the past year, and upcoming campaigns.

GATJ’s Secretariat met with TJNA to highlight upcoming projects. GATJ’s Secretariat discussed plans to continue amplifying local, national, and regional efforts at the global level and support South-South collaboration.


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LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Red de Justicia Fiscal de América Latina y el Caribe (RJFALC) hosted impactful webinars during GATJ’s Global Days of Action on Tax Justice for Women’s Rights. Read the highlights and watch the webinars from Connections Between Fiscal Justice, Care, and Climate Justice ([link removed]) and Collectively Building New Narratives On Care ([link removed]) .

AFRICA

Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA), OSF, and the African Union co-hosted a side event ([link removed]) on Africa’s FfD priorities at the 2025 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings. TJNA, in collaboration with the Global Tax Policy Center (GTPC) and the African Tax Institute (ATI), also commenced the advanced level of the International Tax Justice Academy (ITJA) 2025 edition ([link removed]) , starting with the virtual sessions from 15 to 29 April, followed by in-person training from 5 to 7 May 2025 in Pretoria, South Africa.

ASIA

Tax and Fiscal Justice Asia (TAFJA) and GATJ will bring together Asian civil society in Nepal in May to discuss the UN Tax Convention negotiations.
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NORTH AMERICA

Canadians for Tax Fairness (C4TF) focused on key tax issues in the Canadian federal election: tax cuts ([link removed]) , tax havens ([link removed]) , the end of the carbon rebate ([link removed]) , and where each party ([link removed]) stood on tax justice in Canada.

The Financial Accountability & Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition co-hosted a panel ([link removed]) discussing tools for effective domestic resource mobilization in Africa alongside the Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) and IMANI at the Open Gov Hub in Washington.

EUROPE

Tax Justice Europe (TJ-E) members continued advocacy around the UN Tax Convention.

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About GATJ
We are a South-led global coalition in the tax justice movement. Together we work for a world where progressive and redistributive tax policies counteract inequalities within and between countries, and generate the public funding needed to ensure essential services and human rights.
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