TAX HAVENS

The flows of finances to tax havens threatens the common good, because they compromise the collection of taxes necessary to allow public administrations to offer the services necessary to meet basic needs (pensions, education, health, etc.) and to achieve social cohesion.

Furthermore, they shift the tax burden from capital taxes to taxes that weigh on labor and consumption.

Finally, with their opacity, tax havens facilitate the concealment of money and assets that come from illegal activities (tax fraud, trafficking in drugs and arms, terrorism, trafficking in human beings). For all these reasons, political action agreed upon to tackle tax havens has become indispensable.