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Tax justice

Molly refers FlyBe rescue package to EU competition commissioner over potential breach of state aid rules

16 January 2020 by Media

Molly points to the implications of the rescue package on efforts to tackle climate change as well as potential breaching EU state aid rules.

Categories Climate change, Economics, News, Tax justice, Transport

The last thing the government should do is throw a lifeline to Flybe

17 January 202015 January 2020 by Media

Rather than prop up failing airlines we need to invest in environmentally sustainable transport, argues Molly for the Guardian.

Categories Articles, Climate change, Economics, Tax justice, Transport

Green MEP condemns plan to reduce Air Passenger Duty to save FlyBe

14 January 2020 by Media

Molly says that in light of the accelerating climate emergency it is absurd to suggest that we should provide a further boost to the aviation industry.

Categories Climate change, News, Tax justice, Transport

US threaten action against French digital tax

11 July 2019 by Media

Molly responds to threats from the US Trade Department that it may retaliate for the imposition of a tax on big technology companies in France.

Categories Brexit, Economics, News, Tax justice

Call for red card for Italy’s tax sweetener

4 July 2019 by Media

Molly is one of a group of Green MEPs who have written to the EU Commission asking them to investigate whether a new tax incentive in Italy breaches EU competition law or constitutes state aid.

Categories News, Tax justice

Brexit is political poison, and it’s green policies that are suffering

25 July 201927 June 2019 by Media

Molly writes for the Guardian on how a spat over VAT on solar batteries shows how Brussels-bashing is taking precedence over urgent social priorities.

Categories Articles, Brexit, Climate change, Tax justice

Greens pledge support for kerosene tax to ‘clip the wings’ of aviation

18 June 2019 by Media

As a consultation on Heathrow expansion is launched the UKs seven Green MEPs are backing a European petition demanding tax on aviation fuel.

Categories Climate change, News, Tax justice, Transport

Brexit pushing a race to the bottom on taxing the wealthy, new report finds

3 April 20193 April 2019 by Media

A new report from Greens concludes countries are creating special tax regimes to attract wealthy financiers and property tycoons away from Britain post-Brexit.

Categories Brexit, Economics, News, Tax justice

Green MEP accuses UK of pressuring EU to delist its Overseas Territories from tax blacklist

8 March 20197 March 2019 by Media

Molly comments on Oxfam’s latest report on the EU’s tax haven blacklist which is expected to give several UK tax havens a clean bill of health.

Categories Brexit, Economics, News, Tax justice

European Commission rule Luxembourg did not give selective tax treatment to McDonald’s but criticise company’s unfair tax practices

19 September 2018 by Media

Molly criticises McDonalds, saying European citizens cannot stomach any more anti-social tax avoidance by corporations who dominate their daily lives.

Categories Economics, News, Tax justice
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