From: "Kripa Basnyat" <kbasnyat@pwescr.org>
Date: Jan 3, 2014 10:26 AM
Subject: (Womens ESCR) DEADLINE EXTENDED: Demand human rights-consistent tax policies
To: <womenescr@googlegroups.com>
Via ESCR-TRADE
Dear all, please note the deadline to respond the questionnaires mentioned in this Action Alert (both by governments and CSOs) is now extended until December 20.
Sincerely,
Aldo
ACTION ALERT: Demand human rights-consistent
tax policies
Do you know how much your government collects in taxes? How much are wealth and incomes taxed, as opposed to wages or consumption? Does the government gather information on the share of taxes paid by different social groups (e.g. women/men, rural/urban, different ethnic groups)? Is the revenue collected enough to raise adequate resources for the realization of human rights?
Is your government party to investment or trade agreements that curtail its capacity to collect taxes?
Are human rights and gender equality impact assessments conducted in relation to budget planning and execution? Is the data collected disaggregated by sex, age, income, location, ethnicity, disability and other relevant criteria?
The tax structure and the level of revenue collection on the one hand, and budget allocations and expenditure on the other, influence the ability of States to fulfill their human rights obligations and tackle discrimination and structural inequalities.
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona, is preparing to submit a report concerning fiscal and tax policy, poverty and human rights (to be presented at the 26th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, June 2014).
Your government has been asked to respond the questionnaire prepared by the Special Rapporteur in order to gather information on domestic fiscal and spending policies, in particular their impact on disadvantaged and vulnerable groups in society. The Special Rapporteur will compile different inputs on a report which will include policy recommendations to States and provide a framework for monitoring States' compliance with human rights obligations. The standards it will set will represent a practical advocacy tool for civil society organisations.
CHECK ACTION ALERT FOR WAYS YOU CAN GET INVOLVED AT http://www.rightingfinance.org/?p=634
Aldo Caliari
Director
Rethinking Bretton Woods Project
Center of Concern
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