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Panama Papers leaks led to $500 million in global tax recoveries

Gerard Ryle · a16z Podcast | When Journalism Goes Global · Jan 2, 2019 · at 7:31

Gerard Ryle, Director of ICIJ, outlines the global financial impact and government enforcement actions arising from the Panama Papers leak.

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“At the moment we've got about a 150 inquiries in something like 80 countries around the world. Governments have recovered about half a billion dollars in taxes”

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The claim, plainly

As of May 2018, governments worldwide had recovered approximately $500 million in unpaid taxes as a result of the Panama Papers leaks, with around 150 active inquiries across 80 countries.

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The statement is fully supported by official ICIJ reports and tax authority data available as of May 2018. In December 2017, ICIJ published an official report titled 'More than $500 million recovered by tax authorities worldwide following the Panama Papers', confirming that over $500 million (half a billion dollars) in back taxes, penalties, and fines had been recouped globally. Additionally, reports from ICIJ, Transparency International, and the European Parliament documented at least 150 official inquiries and investigations across 79 to 80 countries as a direct result of the leak.

On December 27, 2017, ICIJ reported that tax authorities globally had recovered over $500 million following the Panama Papers leaks.
ICIJ and Transparency International documentation noted at least 150 official inquiries, audits, or investigations across 79-80 countries resulting from the leak.

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ICIJ Panama Papers tax recovered May 2018 500 million Panama Papers tax recovered 500 million 150 inquiries 80 countries "150" "80 countries" Panama Papers inquiries OR investigations "150" "80" "Panama Papers" active inquiries OR investigations "150" "79 countries" Panama Papers inquiries OR investigations

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