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202493 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(4 ratings)• TMDB

Corporate Responsibility

Tax Wars

202493 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(4 ratings)• TMDB

Activists across Europe campaign for tax reform in 2024, challenging multinational corporations on tax avoidance and advocating for accountability and transparency.

Corporate Responsibility

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Activists across Europe campaign for tax reform in 2024, challenging multinational corporations on tax avoidance and advocating for accountability and transparency.

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Xavier Hareldirector

Hege Dehlidirector

Eva Joly

Thomas Piketty

Thomas Pikettycast

Gabriel Zucmancast

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Activists call for tax reform across Europe in 2024. Tax Wars follows their campaign against multinational corporations that avoid taxes. It features interviews with experts and activists who demand accountability from these companies. The film illustrates how tax avoidance affects public services. It highlights challenges faced in ensuring transparency in taxation. Director Xavier Harel presents the ongoing movement to achieve fairness in the global tax system. The documentary runs for 93 minutes and is produced in France and Norway.

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