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Tax Justice Advocacy
  • 1. Why bother with tax?
    • Why tax matters
    • How countries are deprived of tax revenues
    • Group activities
    • References – Ch. 1
  • 2. How to develop a tax advocacy strategy
    • Setting out an advocacy cycle
    • Step 1: Identifying the problem and its root causes and finding a solution
    • Step 2: Assessing your external context
    • Step 3: Setting your tax goals, objectives and indicators
    • Step 4: Developing your key messages
    • Step 5: Deciding on your advocacy approachThis toolkit was produced as part of a three-year project ‘Towards Tax Justice: Raising Awareness, Building Capacity, Supporting International Coordination and Policy Dialogue to Make National and International Tax Systems More Supportive of Development’, implemented from 2009 to 2011 with funding from the European Commission.* The toolkit is the result of a collaboration between Christian Aid, SOMO and an international reference group consisting of the Tax Justice Network (TJN), TJN Africa and Action for Economic Reforms. The first draft was produced by Christian Aid and SOMO and wasreviewed by the reference group. It was later piloted during a two-day workshop held in Manila, the Philippines on 7–8 August 2010, hosted by Jubilee South/Asia-Pacific Movement on Debt and Development and attended by civil society representatives from Kenya, Zimbabwe, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, the Netherlands, France and the United Kingdom. The toolkit was revised following the feedback from the pilot. Although the toolkit is the outcome of a collaborative process involving all project partners and workshop participants, any errors or oversights remain the responsibility of the authors. In 2011 and 2012, an online version of the toolkit will be launched to create an interactive tool that can be revised and improved according…
    • Step 6: Planning your monitoring and evaluationThis toolkit was produced as part of a three-year project ‘Towards Tax Justice: Raising Awareness, Building Capacity, Supporting International Coordination and Policy Dialogue to Make National and International Tax Systems More Supportive of Development’, implemented from 2009 to 2011 with funding from the European Commission.* The toolkit is the result of a collaboration between Christian Aid, SOMO and an international reference group consisting of the Tax Justice Network (TJN), TJN Africa and Action for Economic Reforms. The first draft was produced by Christian Aid and SOMO and wasreviewed by the reference group. It was later piloted during a two-day workshop held in Manila, the Philippines on 7–8 August 2010, hosted by Jubilee South/Asia-Pacific Movement on Debt and Development and attended by civil society representatives from Kenya, Zimbabwe, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, the Netherlands, France and the United Kingdom. The toolkit was revised following the feedback from the pilot. Although the toolkit is the outcome of a collaborative process involving all project partners and workshop participants, any errors or oversights remain the responsibility of the authors. In 2011 and 2012, an online version of the toolkit will be launched to create an interactive tool that can be revised and improved according…
    • Appendix 1: Advocacy strategy templateThis toolkit was produced as part of a three-year project ‘Towards Tax Justice: Raising Awareness, Building Capacity, Supporting International Coordination and Policy Dialogue to Make National and International Tax Systems More Supportive of Development’, implemented from 2009 to 2011 with funding from the European Commission.* The toolkit is the result of a collaboration between Christian Aid, SOMO and an international reference group consisting of the Tax Justice Network (TJN), TJN Africa and Action for Economic Reforms. The first draft was produced by Christian Aid and SOMO and wasreviewed by the reference group. It was later piloted during a two-day workshop held in Manila, the Philippines on 7–8 August 2010, hosted by Jubilee South/Asia-Pacific Movement on Debt and Development and attended by civil society representatives from Kenya, Zimbabwe, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, the Netherlands, France and the United Kingdom. The toolkit was revised following the feedback from the pilot. Although the toolkit is the outcome of a collaborative process involving all project partners and workshop participants, any errors or oversights remain the responsibility of the authors. In 2011 and 2012, an online version of the toolkit will be launched to create an interactive tool that can be revised and improved according…
    • Appendix 2: Stakeholder mapping tableThis toolkit was produced as part of a three-year project ‘Towards Tax Justice: Raising Awareness, Building Capacity, Supporting International Coordination and Policy Dialogue to Make National and International Tax Systems More Supportive of Development’, implemented from 2009 to 2011 with funding from the European Commission.* The toolkit is the result of a collaboration between Christian Aid, SOMO and an international reference group consisting of the Tax Justice Network (TJN), TJN Africa and Action for Economic Reforms. The first draft was produced by Christian Aid and SOMO and wasreviewed by the reference group. It was later piloted during a two-day workshop held in Manila, the Philippines on 7–8 August 2010, hosted by Jubilee South/Asia-Pacific Movement on Debt and Development and attended by civil society representatives from Kenya, Zimbabwe, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, the Netherlands, France and the United Kingdom. The toolkit was revised following the feedback from the pilot. Although the toolkit is the outcome of a collaborative process involving all project partners and workshop participants, any errors or oversights remain the responsibility of the authors. In 2011 and 2012, an online version of the toolkit will be launched to create an interactive tool that can be revised and improved according…
    • Group activitiesThis toolkit was produced as part of a three-year project ‘Towards Tax Justice: Raising Awareness, Building Capacity, Supporting International Coordination and Policy Dialogue to Make National and International Tax Systems More Supportive of Development’, implemented from 2009 to 2011 with funding from the European Commission.* The toolkit is the result of a collaboration between Christian Aid, SOMO and an international reference group consisting of the Tax Justice Network (TJN), TJN Africa and Action for Economic Reforms. The first draft was produced by Christian Aid and SOMO and wasreviewed by the reference group. It was later piloted during a two-day workshop held in Manila, the Philippines on 7–8 August 2010, hosted by Jubilee South/Asia-Pacific Movement on Debt and Development and attended by civil society representatives from Kenya, Zimbabwe, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, the Netherlands, France and the United Kingdom. The toolkit was revised following the feedback from the pilot. Although the toolkit is the outcome of a collaborative process involving all project partners and workshop participants, any errors or oversights remain the responsibility of the authors. In 2011 and 2012, an online version of the toolkit will be launched to create an interactive tool that can be revised and improved according…
    • References – Ch. 2This toolkit was produced as part of a three-year project ‘Towards Tax Justice: Raising Awareness, Building Capacity, Supporting International Coordination and Policy Dialogue to Make National and International Tax Systems More Supportive of Development’, implemented from 2009 to 2011 with funding from the European Commission.* The toolkit is the result of a collaboration between Christian Aid, SOMO and an international reference group consisting of the Tax Justice Network (TJN), TJN Africa and Action for Economic Reforms. The first draft was produced by Christian Aid and SOMO and wasreviewed by the reference group. It was later piloted during a two-day workshop held in Manila, the Philippines on 7–8 August 2010, hosted by Jubilee South/Asia-Pacific Movement on Debt and Development and attended by civil society representatives from Kenya, Zimbabwe, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, the Netherlands, France and the United Kingdom. The toolkit was revised following the feedback from the pilot. Although the toolkit is the outcome of a collaborative process involving all project partners and workshop participants, any errors or oversights remain the responsibility of the authors. In 2011 and 2012, an online version of the toolkit will be launched to create an interactive tool that can be revised and improved according…
  • 3. Doing your tax research
    • Research and the advocacy cycle
    • Researching government tax policy
    • Researching the tax contribution of companies
    • Appendix 1: An example terms of reference or tax research
    • Appendix 2: the “poor person’s tax burden” survey
    • Group activities
    • References – Ch. 3
  • 4. Getting active on tax
    • Tax advocacy activities
    • Awareness-raising
    • Lobbying
    • Media – expanding your reach
    • Campaigning – popularising your tax advocacy
    • Engaging with corporates
    • Linking up – networks and coalitions
    • Group activities
    • References Ch. 4
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  • 1. Why bother with tax?
    • Why tax matters
    • How countries are deprived of tax revenues
    • Group activities
    • References – Ch. 1
  • 2. How to develop a tax advocacy strategy
    • Setting out an advocacy cycle
    • Step 1: Identifying the problem and its root causes and finding a solution
    • Step 2: Assessing your external context
    • Step 3: Setting your tax goals, objectives and indicators
    • Step 4: Developing your key messages
    • Step 5: Deciding on your advocacy approach
    • Step 6: Planning your monitoring and evaluation
    • Appendix 1: Advocacy strategy template
    • Appendix 2: Stakeholder mapping table
    • Group activities
    • References – Ch. 2
  • 3. Doing your tax research
    • Research and the advocacy cycle
    • Researching government tax policy
    • Researching the tax contribution of companies
    • Appendix 1: An example terms of reference or tax research
    • Appendix 2: the “poor person’s tax burden” survey
    • Group activities
    • References – Ch. 3
  • 4. Getting active on tax
    • Tax advocacy activities
    • Awareness-raising
    • Lobbying
    • Media – expanding your reach
    • Campaigning – popularising your tax advocacy
    • Engaging with corporates
    • Linking up – networks and coalitions
    • Group activities
    • References Ch. 4
  • More
    • Glossary
    • Tax resources
    • About
    • Contact
  • English

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