Dear Fabian Friend

Nicky Hager - Tax Havens and the Rule of Law

I am writing to invite you to hear Nicky Hager on "Tax Havens and the Rule of Law" at Connolly Hall, Guildford Terrace, Wellington, at 5:30pm on Friday 21 June 2013.

Nicky Hager recently participated in a multi-country investigation of a huge leak of tax haven information. He will speak about what they discovered and the implications for New Zealand and other countries. He believes that tax havens play a central role in undermining the rule of law internationally: facilitating corruption and crime, hiding unethical activities, assisting powerful countries and companies to rip off poorer countries and enabling wealthy individuals and companies to avoid paying their share of taxes.

More information about the huge scale of tax evasion is available here. http://www.icij.org/offshore It will be on the agenda of the G8 on 18 and 19 June 2013. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/jun/04/cameron-tax-havens-g8-summit. It should be a fascinating lecture.

If you would like to attend, please register here.

Reminder - PSA/Fabian Series "Better Public Services"- Serving Communities - The relationship of central government with local government adn the community sector

Seminar 2 in this series will be held on Tuesday 18 June at 12:30pm in Lecture Theatre 2, VUW, Rutherford House, Bunny Street, Wellington. Presentations will be given by Mike Reid, Principal Policy Advisor, Local Government NZ; and Trevor McGlinchey, Executive Officer, NZ Council of Christian Social Services.

If you would like to attend, please register here.

Warm regards

Mike Smith,

Chair, Fabian Society

ENDS

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