A/HRC/26/28 (i) Take strict measures to tackle tax abuse, in particular by corporations and high net-worth individuals; (j) Institute fully transparent public oversight over the granting and monitoring of tax incentives, and conduct periodic assessments of social benefits and human rights compliance, informed by broad public participation, especially by individuals who will be most affected; and refrain from granting fixed-term tax holidays and tax stability agreements that may undermine accountability for evolving impact on human rights; (k) Ensure accessible channels for accountability and remedy for any negative human rights impact of fiscal policy, including by strengthening the capacity of the judicial system and national human rights institutions to address fiscal policy; (l) Ensure that extractive industries are subject to appropriate tax rates and export duties, and that the human rights of affected communities and future generations are protected in the exploitation of natural resources; (m) Proactively disclose information on contracts, concessions and licensing agreements in the extractive sector and related information, including expected tax revenues and export royalty rates; (n) Ensure the public revenue raised from the financial sector is commensurate to the sector’s profitability and the risks it generates; implement a financial transaction tax, and consider allocating the revenues specifically to expenditure that can contribute to the realization of human rights; (o) Implement regulations that prevent the role played by the financial sector in aiding tax evasion and profit-shifting. 80. With regard to international cooperation and extraterritorial impact, each State should refrain from any conduct that impairs the ability of another State to raise revenue as required by their human rights commitments, and cooperate in creating an international environment that enables all States to fulfil their human rights obligations. 81. For the above-mentioned purpose, States should: (a) Actively pursue international cooperation in tax matters, working towards a multilateral regime for tax transparency that tackles tax abuse; (b) Enact clear legislation and regulations to ensure that companies domiciled in their territory respect human rights in their operations everywhere, including in tax planning practices; (c) Provide, when in a position and requested to do so, funding and technical assistance to strengthen the capacity of tax authorities in less developed countries to collect taxes and to adhere to international agreements that benefit them; (d) Develop a system for more systematic and regular exchange of information between tax authorities, laying the foundations for an eventual multilateral, global system of automatic tax information exchange; (e) Promote and engage in forums for tax cooperation that guarantee participation by developing countries; in particular, commit more resources to the Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters, support its upgrade to intergovernmental status, and support the implementation of its Model Tax Convention and the Code of Conduct on Cooperation in Combating International Tax Evasion and Avoidance; 21

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