Day 27: Enough Food IF - Tax

Day 27: Sunday 27th January 2013

Sunday's Menu: 
Breakfast: Porridge with water, sugar and frozen fruit.
Lunch: Home made Soup
Dinner: Portion of Sausage Casserole (No rice or potato)

The more I look into it the more excited I am getting about the Enough Food IF campaign. This is our chance to make a stand and begin the journey towards the end of world hunger. Today I am going to talk about the second big issue the campaign is attempting to get the governments to address; Tax. 

Enough Food For Everyone IF governments stop big companies dodging tax in poor countries, so millions of people can free themselves from hunger.

Developing countries often lack the resources to finance the start up of innovative solutions aimed to combat hunger and establish food security within their country. They don't have the money to finance their own development and so sadly are dependant on aid. This doesn't have to be the case. Developing countries lose millions of pounds every day as a result of tax dodging. Too many large companies do not pay the taxes they owe to the developing countries. In fact it is estimated for every £1 a developing country receives in aid, they loose £3 in avoided tax. Isn't that outrageous. The money that is lost in these tax dodges could be used by the affected developing countries to help millions escape from hunger and malnutrition. 

The Enough Food IF campaign is calling for the UK government to take action against tax evasion, and step up and close the international tax loop holes. If all the G8 leaders were to agree to a new international tax treaty, poor countries could keep hold of the tax money they're owed. They could then use to fight hunger and poverty within their own countries.  For example the money could be used to support farmers to grow enough food for everyone in the country. IF problems that undermine the fight against hunger, such as tax evasion, are addresed, countries will be able to finance their fight against hunger and be less dependant on international aid. Join the Enough Food IF campaign today and do your bit to fight global hunger. 

For the month of January I have been living below the poverty line in a bid to raise money for the incredible charity Tearfund. If you would like to sponsor me please click here to be taken straight to my just giving page. Any donations would be greatly appreciated and will go straight to Tearfund and help to fund their global projects.