<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A new ecumenical campaign advocating for tax justice, called the Zacchaeus Project (#ZacTAX), was launched on 11 July at the United Nations in New York City.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In a press release made available to OpenLife, the project is aptly supported by The World Council of Churches (WCC).</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">It is  ;part of the New International Financial and
Economic Architecture initiative, a joint effort by the WCC, World Communion of
Reformed Churches, and Council for World Mission.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The
launch was held under the auspices of the UN High-level Political Forum on the
Sustainable Development Goals and co-organised by ;the WCC, World Communion
of Reformed Churches, and Council for World Mission together with the Lutheran
World Federation and United Methodist Church.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The
launch was preceded by a panel of commentators, moderated by Athena Peralta,
WCC programme executive for the Economy of Life. &#8220;Tax justice is an
important and practical means of tackling inequality – which is at levels not
seen since the 19th century – and making reparation for the legacies of slavery
and ecological devastation, especially climate change-related loss and
damage,&#8221; she said.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The 2019
UN High-level Political Forum is reviewing several Sustainable Development
Goals including goal 10 (reduce inequality) and goal 13 (take urgent action on
climate change).</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>About
the Zacchaeus Project</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The
project calls for a global tax and economic system that delivers equity and
makes reparation for exploitation and injustice.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;Taxation
is an important tool for sharing wealth equitably within and across countries
as well as for holding corporations and citizens accountable for their
responsibility towards upholding the common good, including care for the global
ecological commons,&#8221; states the concept note for the project.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The
campaign advocates for tax justice, addressing social and ecological debts,
including reparations for colonialism and slavery. The campaign serves both to
educate churches about the issues involved while advocating for tax justice and
reparations.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The
specific calls of the Zacchaeus Tax Campaign include:</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8211; We call
for the enactment of progressive wealth taxes at global and national levels to
curb the growing concentration of wealth in the hands of an increasingly
powerful few, hand-in-hand with increased public spending to stamp out poverty.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8211; We
demand a stop to tax evasion and avoidance by multinational corporations and
affluent individuals.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8211; We
urgently call for progressive carbon and pollution taxes at different levels to
protect our only planetary home.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8211; We call
for the immediate implementation of a financial transaction tax on trade in
equities, bonds, currencies and derivatives to curb harmful speculative
activities.</p>

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