CBM Australia & the Robin Hood Tax campaign

CBM Australia endorses the Robin Hood Tax campaign. 

The Robin Hood Tax is a proposed tax on global financial transactions which would reduce global financial instability and give billions to tackle poverty and climate change, in Australia and overseas.  The tax would be levied principally on short term speculative trading.

This campaign aims to see the Australian Government endorse this tax at the G20 meetings in June.

We’re an organisation advocating for the rights of people with a disability, and we think this Tax is a great way to raise additional funds to address global poverty - we want to make sure those funds are used to build inclusive society.


Why is disability inclusion important in the spending of this proposed Tax?

People with disabilities are amongst the poorest and most vulnerable in developing countries, in fact 20% of the world’s poorest people live with a disability. 

However, they are often not included in development programs  - people with disabilities often can’t access education and health services, or microfinance opportunities, for example, and so become trapped in a cycle of poverty and disability. 

This tax has the potential to raise enormous amounts of money to tackle global poverty. 

With careful planning which includes people with disabilities, it has the potential to make our world fully inclusive.


What you can do:

Have a look at the Robin Hood Tax website for more background information, a petition and a sample letter to the Treasurer. 

If you choose to sign the petition on the Robin Hood Tax website, or write to the Treasurer, remember to mention that it is important to you that people with disabilities are included in plans for spending this money.