AFP- The European Union removed Antigua and Barbuda from its tax haven blacklist on Tuesday, an instrument that has been slammed as ineffective in the past by anti-poverty groups.
The list, approved by the EU’s member states, now counts 11 jurisdictions deemed non-cooperative for tax purposes, particularly where it comes to sharing tax information.
It now has: American Samoa, Anguilla, Fiji, Guam, Palau, Panama, Russia, Samoa, Trinidad and Tobago, US Virgin Islands and Vanuatu.
“The Council regrets that these jurisdictions are not yet cooperative on tax matters and invites them to improve their legal framework in order to resolve the identified issues,” the council, made up of the EU’s 27 member states, said in a statement.
The list was created in 2017 in the wake of a series of scandals, including the Panama Papers, that put pressure on Brussels to crack down on tax evasion by the rich.
Charity Oxfam has in the past criticised it as “toothless”, arguing countries that should have been included were instead often left out.
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WONDERFUL NEWS!!! I know Mr. Damani Tabor is especially happy to hear this. He is finally putting country first!
The “CHAOS DEMON” is not happy tho. She don’t want nothing good for Antigua if she is not in government. What a woman love ugly!!!
This is bad news for the opposition. Franz will not be having a good day. He and the chameleon Paul will try some sort of a spin today.
CONGRATULATIONS WORLD BOSS. Best Prime Minister in the WORLD. TEK DAT BRIXTONIAN and ZACKIE.
Mr.Knight and Damani will DESTROY UPP.
I wish SERPENT , SHUGY and RICHARD LEWIS will get some HUGE BALLS and write to the Governor General to remove JAMALE PRINGLE ( NO CONFIDENCE )
Listening to Ms. Wiltshire last evening. What a BIG JOKE. This Lady DON’T know Her ARSE from ELBOW. She is one of UPP DUMMIES.
WORLD BOSS mi say!!!! Do your thing. Bless up Antigua and Barbuda. God bless the HON. GASTON A. BROWNE!!!
Bwoy, mi say, even a BROKEN clock 🕒 is correct twice a day 😉
Aieee, me ah tell unna Gastonites …
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