TAX JUSTICE
Tax regimes are commonly seen as separate from investments and trade regimes, with no substantive linkages in between. As well, investments and free trade agreements (FTAs), whether bilateral, regional or multilateral, appear to be only marginally connected with tax matters.
Large-scale mining investments of Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Korea and China, partnering with local elites, continue to destroy lives, communities and the environment in the Philippines.
