Friday, May 13, 2011
$27 billion stolen a year!
Dear friends across India,
$27 billion stolen a year!
Crooked businessmen and politicians are stealing billions of our public money by evading taxes and smuggling black money into foreign banks. It’s an outrage, but if we get the Government to fast-track ratification of the UN Convention Against Corruption, we can stop it and get the billions back.
Crooked businessmen and politicians are stealing billions of our public money and evading taxes by smuggling their black money into secret accounts overseas.
But if India adopts the UN Convention Against Corruption, we could recover that money and stop this theft. Our Finance Minister has committed to ratify the Convention, but the process has been stalled for six years. Only a massive public outcry now can push the Government to fast-track this crucial legislation.
This money belongs to the people of India! We've just won some amazing victories towards a strong Lokpal bill. Now let's win this and bring home our stolen money. Click here to sign this petition and share this with everyone -- once we reach 100,000 signatures, we’ll deliver the petition to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee:
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India has lost more money to Swiss banks than any other nation. And our government loses $22 - $27 billion in revenue every year because money is sneaked overseas and not taxed. These huge sums, instead of making a few very rich, could be funneled into critical health, education and other programmes that could help lift millions out of abject poverty.
140 countries have ratified the UN Convention Against Corruption, but India is in the rogue group of eighteen -- which includes Myanmar, Sudan and Syria -- who’ve refused. Ratifying the anti-corruption Convention provides for asset recovery of illegal earnings under article 51 and legally obliges the government to put in place effective anti-corruption laws that would stop corrupt businessmen and politicians being able to stash cash overseas.
Facing growing public pressure, our Finance Minister has committed to ratify “soon”, but for six years this ratification has been ignored by our government and without a firm deadline it could easily languish in government departments for another 6 years. Let’s demand the Convention is ratified in the monsoon session of Parliament. Sign by clicking below and forward this email to everyone:
Avaaz - 404 page
The people's movement against corruption in India is exploding. Supported by over half a million of us, Anna Hazare sent a powerful message to our government -- the people demand accountable and honest politics. Buckling under the power of our call, Parliament agreed to include civil society members in the drafting of the Jan Lokpal Bill -- a huge win for the fight against corruption in all levels of government. Let’s keep the pressure on and make sure the stolen billions are returned to India.
Source :- Praveen taneja [Inditraders.com]
# posted by Amol007 @ Friday, May 13, 2011 
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