Millions of lives could be improved by tackling global tax abuse

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New research led by the University of St Andrews reveals that millions of lives around the world could be improved by tackling global tax abuse.

The new report, led by the Global Child Health team at the University’s School of Medicine, reveals that 36 million additional people would access basic sanitation, 18 million more people could access clean drinking water, and almost seven million more children would attend school if Western governments cracked down on tax abuse.

In addition, over a decade, this extra revenue would be associated with preventing the deaths of 600,000 children and around 80,000 mothers across the globe.