The time is right for the G20 to act

With two months to go, the time is right for us to call on the G20 to act. Over the last 18 months, thousands of you in over 100 nations around the world have signed a petition to the world’s most powerful leaders, asking them to take action.

We're on our last stretch. Help take us beyond 80,000 signature milestone by sending this email to your family and friends.

In a world in which governments face competitive pressures to assist tax dodgers and other criminals who shift and hide their ill-gotten gains, ordinary citizens are increasingly calling on their governments to collaborate to solve global problems. They are being asked to work together to end corruption for the greater good of the vast majority of people.

We have a unique opportunity in the weeks before the G20 leaders meet in Brisbane to remind governments that they are not corporations competing with each other, but have a role to work together for the benefit of all people. Addressing these problems will help developing countries build the resources and services that will allow them to address poverty.

The good news is that many leaders now seem ready to take action on the issue of tax. We need to encourage them to be bold and follow through.

We have a staggering 78,000 signatures. But we urgently need more. Could you help us reach 80,000? Please share our global petition now with your friends or family by email, Facebook or Twitter. The more who speak out on this issue, the louder we’ll be heard. And the time is right.

Mark Zirnsak
Tax Justice Network, Australia
Uniting Church in Australia