The UN Tax Committee announced that it will hold its 29th Session from 15 to 18 October 2024 at the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
This is the penultimate session of this Committee membership, focused on delivering its ambitious programme of work for the 2021-2025 period. On the agenda are issues as diverse as they are key to developing countries. These include taxing the digitalised and globalised economy, tax treaties, extractive industries taxation, transfer pricing, environmental taxes, wealth taxes, health taxes, and the relationship of tax, trade, and investment.
The Committee comprises 25 members, nominated by Governments, selected by the UN Secretary-General, and acting in their expert capacity. The Members are drawn from the fields of tax policy and tax administration and reflect the diversity of the UN membership in terms of geographical regions and tax systems.
In all its work, the Committee focuses especially on developing countries, including the least developed, small island states, and landlocked countries.
Meetings are open to observers from Member States and other stakeholders, including international and regional organisations, academia, civil society, and the private sector. Multi-stakeholder engagement in the Committee’s Subcommittees and twice-yearly sessions benefits its work immensely.
The 29th Session will meet daily from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. and 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM (Geneva time). The sessions will be held in person and include simultaneous interpretation into the official UN languages.
