UN’s top human rights watchdog says measures ‘must be strengthened’ so loopholes cannot be exploited to hide profits
UN’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Committee published a report following a two-day hearing in Geneva last month during which Minister of State Joe O’Brien and his officials were questioned. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
The committee has said it is “concerned” with reports that financial secrecy legislation and lax corporate tax rules “continue to hinder” the ability of Ireland and other states to meet their obligations. Following publication on the report, Christian Aid Ireland head of policy and advocacy Conor O’Neill said: “Ireland’s role in enabling corporate tax avoidance has long been a glaring blind spot.“Ireland has played a central role in some of the most egregious and high-profile tax avoidance structures in the world, and it’s often poorer countries who lose out.
“The independent experts have clearly recognised the incontrovertible evidence that Ireland’s tax policies are undermining basic rights in impacted countries by hindering access to healthcare and education,” he said. The committee also expressed concern that the gender pay and pension gaps “persist due to vertical and horizontal gender segregation in the labour market, as well as the over-representation of women in part-time and low-paid work”.
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