A tax system is important because of what it can pay for, but also for how it works. When we pay taxes, we expect something back from the state; it strengthens the relationship and accountability between us and our governments. It also pays for what private finance shouldn’t: our needs for healthcare, education and social security. Winnie Byanyima Read Quote
Developing countries can make great strides towards more progressive and effective taxation and spending through action within their own borders. But the damage caused by exemptions, loopholes, and tax havens requires action beyond national borders – it requires international action and cooperation. Winnie Byanyima Read Quote
Ultimately, developing countries and groups like Oxfam want to see a new intergovernmental body on cooperation in tax matters under the auspices of the United Nations. Winnie Byanyima Read Quote
To reduce gaps between men and women, we will need to change the way people think, behave, and relate to each other. Winnie Byanyima Read Quote
Oxfam is part of a global movement for social justice. We mainly work to fight for economic and social rights for people without a voice or people who are oppressed. Winnie Byanyima Read Quote
You are not going to lift everybody out of poverty through the kindness of wealthy people. Winnie Byanyima Read Quote
I grew up in a country that was in a civil conflict for most of my childhood and adolescence. I saw violence and lived as a teenager through the time of a brutal dictator called Idi Amin. I fled and became a refugee. Winnie Byanyima Read Quote
