Tax in Developing Countries: Increasing Resources for Development

VENUE CHANGE

Tuesday 24 April, The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

At 10.30 am:

Glencore International PLC
• Tim Scott, Global Head of Tax

Mopani Copper Mines PLC
• Emmanuel Mutati, Board Chairman

SABMiller plc
• Graham Mackay, Chief Executive

Business and Advisory Committee (BIAC) to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
• Christopher Lenon, Chairman, Tax and Fiscal Affairs Committee

At 11.30 am:

Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
• Eddie Rich, Deputy Head and Regional Director (Southern and Eastern Africa and the Middle East)

International Centre for Tax and Development
• Dr Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Research Director

Tax Justice Network
• John Christiensen, Director

This is the second evidence session for the Committee’s inquiry into taxation in developing countries. It provides an opportunity for the Committee to examine the underlying policy issues, and to question what DFID can do in this area. The first panel consists of representatives from large corporations, including SABMiller, Glencore and Mopani Copper Mines, a Zambian company part owned by Glencore. Also on the panel is a representative from the Business and Advisory Committee (BIAC) to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The second panel includes representatives from the International Centre for Tax and Development, a research consortium part-funded by DFID, together with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and the Tax Justice Network.