@alexcobham @alieholder @DiarmidOS @womentaxjustice @zilhen @chiaracapraro Zambia losing $2bn "according to official sources"? really?
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Replying to @MForstater
@alexcobham@alieholder@DiarmidOS ..this seems like one of those figures that just gets repeated a lot - is there an official source?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MForstater
@MForstater@alieholder@DiarmidOS I don't really see why you can't read it, Maya? Footnote 64.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @alexcobham
@alexcobham@alieholder@DiarmidOS 1/ note 64 goes to the FT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/93b47d9a-b196-11e2-b324-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3yxQOxjY0 … which says that "Zambia's Government estimates...."1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MForstater
@alexcobham@alieholder@DiarmidOS ...but I've never seen the Zambian Government's estimate or any official Zambian government mention of it1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@alexcobham@alieholder@DiarmidOS Have you been able to find one? Only source i've seen is http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-11-25/zambia-says-tax-avoidance-led-by-miners-costs-2-billion-a-year … which isn't official gov1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MForstater
@MForstater@alieholder@DiarmidOS FT seems reputable source. Note, not 'govt sources' etc but "Zambia’s government estimates that..."2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @alexcobham
@MForstater@alieholder@DiarmidOS What of the actual report - any interest from your side in the substantive issues raised?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@alexcobham@alieholder@DiarmidOS The Zambia $2bn is in the actual report. It is a substantive issue....1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @MForstater
@MForstater@alieholder@DiarmidOS You won't consider the whole report because FT may have erred with a number in a sentence in a box on p9?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@alexcobham @alieholder @DiarmidOS There is also the IFF estimate presented as 'corp. tax evasion' in box on revenue shortfall on P5!
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