https://www.scmp.com/rss/503806/feed Wayne Swan is the former treasurer and deputy prime minister of Australia and a member of the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation (ICRICT). en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Covid-19 epidemic facing the world, and Asia in particular, shows how linked and dependent we are as individuals and nations, and highlights the desperate need for international regulatory cooperation. That same strong cooperation is needed to save civilisation from the destruction of public health by rampant tax evasion, which is enabled by secrecy. Despite recent progress, financial opacity remains unacceptably high, according to the Financial Secrecy Index published this week by the Tax... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3051623/global-tax-evasion-penalty-health-care-education-climate-change-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3051623/global-tax-evasion-penalty-health-care-education-climate-change-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Feb 2020 02:15:15 +0000