Christian Aid and the Church of Scotland have launched a joint report to raise awareness of the billions lost to developing countries from tax evasion and avoidance and to call on the International Accounting Standards Board to introduce an international country-by-country reporting standard.
The report, Paying our dues: how tax dodging punishes the poor (PDF, 5mb) , includes a foreword by the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Rt Rev John Christie.
The report and accompanying worship resources are the direct result of deliverances agreed by the Church and Society Council at the General Assembly of 2010. These support Christian Aid's view that that companies should be transparent and accountable for the tax they pay, in all the countries in which they operate.
Churches are being encouraged to take Christian Aid's FTSE 4 action and contact four FTSE 100 companies - Vodaphone, Unilever, TUI Travel and Intercontinental Hotel Group - to ask them to lead from the inside, and raise the call for new global accounting rules.
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A word from the Moderator and Christian Aid
'The Letter of James challenges us to work against injustice and speak on behalf of the vulnerable, the poorest and the marginalised. I am commending Paying our dues to all members and ministers of the Church of Scotland; it sets the context, both in terms of practical economics as well as the theological underpinning for how we as Christians might approach these issues.'
Rt Rev John Christie, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
A video from Rt Rev John Christie
Kathy at Christian Aid
'Christian Aid is delighted to have the support of the Church of Scotland as we highlight the devastating impact that tax dodging has on the global economy. Especially in poor countries where the tax base is very small and millions live on subsistence incomes, it is shameful that companies which make large profits from the resources of these countries should be dodging fair taxes.'
Kathy Galloway, head of Christian Aid Scotland
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