Tax Justice supporters with a message for Sheriff John Key

Kia ora supporters of Tax Justice,

This Wednesday 22 June there’s a Global Day of Action for a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT). The action is being coordinated by an international coalition of organisations with the goal of putting pressure on governments worldwide to introduce a global FTT.

A Financial Transaction Tax is the mechanism favoured by Tax Justice to shift the tax burden off the “have nots” and onto the “haves”. The introduction of a FTT (internationally or in New Zealand, or both) would hit financial speculators who are currently not paying any tax on their profiteering.

Hone Harawira and the Mana Party are also calling for an FTT, which they’ve branded the “Hone Heke Tax”.

Wednesday 22 June is a good opportunity to be part of a global action, but also to build the campaign for Tax Justice in New Zealand. We’ll be putting out media releases next week in support or an FTT. It would be good if we had people collecting signatures for the Tax Justice petition on this day, perhaps with Robin Hood hats and bows.

Media stunt or photo opportunity in Wellington

The international organisers of the Global Day of Action are keen for us to send them a photo of an action in New Zealand for their media publicity. We’re thinking that a good target for a media stunt, or just a photo opportunity, would be the NZX building in Wellington. NZX operates the New Zealand sharemarket and other financial markets.

If you’re in Wellington and interested in doing something on the 22 June (maybe in green) contact me ASAP.

To read the Global Day of Action Toolkit, which includes good information on how an FTT could work, go to http://makefinancework.org/IMG/pdf/gdatoolkit.pdf

Regards,

Vaughan Gunson
Tax Justice campaign coordinator
svpl@xtra.co.nz
021-0415 082

To sign the Tax Justice petition online go to http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/taxjustice/