In London, protesters against corruption turned Trafalgar Square into "Tax Oasis"

Against the backdrop of the anti -corruption summit that opened on Thursday in London, dissatisfied residents of Great Britain arranged an action on Trafalgar Square. Dozens of the British temporarily turned the world -famous place into a real oasis with artificial palm trees, sand, ice cream and even lobsters. Activists, dressed in bankers, expressed a call to the local authorities in such an unusual way to close the “tax harbor”, controlled by the country, Mashable reports.

The promotions were attended by representatives of OXFAM, Action Aid and Christian Aid. Activists in business suits and hatens depicted bankers who spent time in conversations, settling in sun loungers and on bar chairs.

"Countries are losing billions and billions annually, because super -rich individuals and large companies can hide their money in tax shelters and evade taxes with which they must pay for schools and hospitals," Nick Brayer representative explained his position.

According to protesters, the UK has control over a number of territories that are fiscal oases, whose role in the global economy promotes corruption and tax evasion.

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Earlier it became known that at the Anti-Corruption Forum, the British Prime Minister David Cameron will announce the amendments to the legislation, implying criminal liability for managers of companies and financial institutions, whose employees launder money or evade taxes.

According to the reporters of The Times, "after the radical reform of legislation in the field of corporate responsibility, banks and international companies will threaten criminal prosecution if their employees are assigning or laundering money, as well as hide from taxes."

"After changing the current laws, government agencies, including the Service for the Combat of Large Financial Frequencies, will be granted the right to pursue a large business on corruption and economic crimes as this happens in the United States," the author of the article explains. “Under the new laws, corporations will threaten multimillion -dollar fines if the investigation will be able to prove that the leaders did not take the proper measures to take the proper measures for warnings of abuse by workers. "

Earlier, in a statement widespread by the office of the Prime Minister of the country David Cameron, it was reported that the British authorities will be obligated by foreign companies owning property in the country, to disclose the end owners. This requirement will also apply to the overseas territories of Great Britain with large financial centers. First of all, these are the Caribbean British Virgin, Kaymanovs and Bermuda islands, considered popular world offshores.

Offshores are also considered British "crown possessions" in Europe - the island of Maine and the Norman Islands of Jersey and Gernsy in La Cans.

"Forty jurisdictions, including overseas territories and crown possessions, where large financial centers are located, signed a breakthrough international agreement on the automatic exchange of their registers of owners of assets that make profits with other countries," the document says.

The United Kingdom will also be created the first public register of beneficiaries that will work in June this year. Great Britain will be the first country G20 to take such a step. France, the Netherlands, Nigeria and Afghanistan will follow its example and will also create their own registers. Australia, New Zealand, Jordan, Indonesia, Ireland and Georgia agreed to take the first steps in the direction of creating similar mechanisms.

Later, the world's first international anti -corruption coordination center located in London will be created in the UK. The USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland and Interpol will cooperate in it with Britain.