During the webinar speakers discussed perspectives and demands of movements in the global South for debt cancelation and debt relief, as well as for tax justice to respond to multiple crises and rising inequalities, looking at both cases of national tax agendas and the global tax architecture.
In response to the Communique of the G20 Finance Ministers Meeting held in Venice on 9-10 July 2021, Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) Coordinator Lidy Nacpil said that in regard to climate, debt, and tax, the statement is underwhelming and fails to offer any indication that the demands of peoples of the Global South are heard.
