Taxation is more than a tool for raising revenue—it is a powerful mechanism for redistributing wealth, challenging inequalities, and realizing social and economic rights. Yet, global tax rules continue to reinforce an unjust economic system that is profoundly gendered, extractive, and colonial in nature.
As negotiations for a UN Tax Convention progress and preparations for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) take shape, this moment presents a critical opportunity to reimagine tax policy. Our new advocacy brief, developed in collaboration with WEDO, the Financial Transparency Coalition, and Shared Planet, explores how taxation can be progressive, feminist, environmental, and decolonial—advancing justice for people and the planet.
This brief highlights:
• Why tax justice is a feminist, climate, and human rights issue
• How progressive taxation can challenge global inequalities
• Alternatives to debt-driven solutions for sustainable financing
• Opportunities to advance these demands in the UN Tax Convention & FfD4
