Tax justice, Privatisation
Fighting privatisation and defending public services
Across Europe the quantity and quality of our public services and the pay and conditions of our members are under threat from privatisation. EPSU is committed to fighting privatisation in any of its forms whether contracting-out and sub-contracting, public-private partnerships or various processes of commercialisation or marketisation. This briefing on privatisation was produced for the EPSU Congress in 2019 and covers the main work done over the last Congress period and the priorities for the current period.
Public and private sector efficiency is an important report that provides a comprehensive overview of academic research that challenges the idea that the private sector is more efficient than the public sector. The future is public is the latest update on insourcing highlighting the trends to bring privatised services back under public ownership and control.
Impact of austerity on jobs in tax services and the fight against tax fraud and avoidance in EU-27 + Norway
Report commissioned by EPSU to Labour Research Department, Lionel Fulton, March 2013 Introduction In November last year EPSU, the European Federation of Public Service Unions, launched a campaign to close
Investigation reveals how the big tax dodgers scam us! Stop secrecy, invest in fighting tax avoidance
As new investigation reveal how the rich dodge taxes– EPSU says: ban secrecy, invest in tax administrations and cross-border cooperation EPSU statement (Brussels, 5 April 2013) A group of investigative