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Oxfam International Slam EU Tax List Decision
Oxfam International has criticized the European Union’s decision to remove Bermuda, Barbados, and Aruba from the tax blacklist, with the international organisation claiming that “tax havens rob countries.” The criticism is not unexpected as Oxfam has criticized Bermuda and other jurisdictions on prior occasions, and has actually called... Read more of this article
Oxfam GB Calls For ‘Global Minimum Tax Rate’
Oxfam — which describes itself as an international confederation working to fight poverty and injustice — has called for the United Kingdom Government to “work with” the Overseas Territories by “implementing a global minimum effective tax rate.” This came as Oxfam GB submitted written evidence for the British Parliament’s... Read more of this article
Column: Bermuda Is Unique, Not A Tax Haven
[Opinion column written by Larry Burchall] Like a broken clock that tells the correct time twice a day, the giants in the world climb down their beanstalks and go hunting for John because they believe that John, not Jack, stole their hen that lays golden eggs. Happening again now. Global giant Oxfam is accusing Bermuda of being nothing but a tax haven,... Read more of this article
PLP: Oxfam Report Is “Inaccurate & Misleading”
The PLP agrees with the Government and Bermuda Business Development Agency’s “condemnation of the inaccurate and misleading report released by Oxfam labeling Bermuda as the worst corporate tax haven in the world,” Shadow Minister of Economic Development Kim Wilkerson said, adding that “it is extremely disappointing that Oxfam would... Read more of this article
Minister: ‘Oxfam Has Made Substantial Errors’
Following the release of Oxfam’s report which names Bermuda as one of the world’s “worst corporate tax havens,” Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance Bob Richards said the Government “notes with surprise and disappointment statements by Oxfam concerning tax and transparency in which Bermuda has been wrongly included,”... Read more of this article
BDA Rebut Report Calling Bermuda A Tax Haven
A new Oxfam report that targets Bermuda as a corporate “tax haven” ignores the substantial global economic contribution of the island, according to the Bermuda Business Development Agency [BDA]. “Unfortunately, many of the Oxfam assertions are based on flawed economics and lack of understanding,” said Ross Webber, Chief Executive Officer of... Read more of this article
