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A native Lagosian, Babatunde Fowler knows of the travails of Nigeria's most populous state.

The GE/PwC outsourcing deal is a new entry this year The deal to integrate the tax department of US multinational General Electric (GE) with PwC in a new global tax division was a major event in 2017. It was the first deal of its kind, with GE transferring its world-class tax team to the Big 4 firm.

The fat tax is a new entry this year Let them drink soda! Tempers came to a head in 2017 when local committees in US cities and counties began wrangling over levies on sugary fizzy drinks.

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was also in the Global Tax 50 2016 On the website of the newly-created United Arab Emirates federal tax authority's website, there is a hefty FAQ section. The first frequently-asked question: What is tax?

The Maltese presidency of the EU Council is a new entry this year Malta's government has had to deal with a barrage of tax criticism over the years, but, while it held the EU Council presidency, it battled through that to deliver the amended Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) and enact of the dispute resolution mechanism, among other things.

James Karanja is a new entry this year Taxation plays a crucial role in promoting sustainable economic development. Research reveals that developing countries, which are generally put at a disadvantage because of weak capacities and corruption, collect tax revenues of only 15% (on average) of GDP. As a result of mounting pressure for a global solution, the demand for a programme that works to strengthen tax audit capacities, deepen international co-operation and increase transparency and compliance in MNEs led the OECD and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to launch a partnership for a joint initiative that could level the playing field.

Alexandra Readhead is a new entry this year Alexandra Readhead's work focuses on issues of tax avoidance and other forms of illicit financial flows by multinational extractive companies in developing countries. Readhead has directly assisted governments in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Ghana, Tanzania, Zambia, and Cote d'Ivoire on strengthening legal frameworks against abusive transfer pricing in the mining sector. She is technical adviser to the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) on its programme 'Tax Base Erosion and Profit Shifting in the Mining Sector in Developing Countries'.

Tax Justice Network was also in the Global Tax 50 2016, 2015, and 2014 Tax Justice Network (TJN) is instrumental in driving the momentum for change in fairer tax policies around the globe. Each year, the NGO directs its gaze to a particular global tax issue, and each year it launches effective campaigns that influence the successful adoption of legislation or sees substantial taxation advances. Over the past 12 months, it:

Donald Trump was also in the Global Tax 50 2016 President Donald Trump came to office in January 2017 promising to overhaul the US tax system in his first year. It was an ambitious project for any president, yet it was not inconceivable that the new administration would be able to draw up a plan and rush it through Congress.

The European Parliament Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion (PANA) is a new entry this year The PANA Committee was set up in June 2016, after the Panama Papers – a leak of 11.5 million files from offshore law firm Mossack Fonseca that shed light on the tax affairs of government officials, celebrities and business people. The committee has conducted a comprehensive investigation into tax avoidance, tax evasion and money laundering, and has influenced the debate on everything from protection of whistleblowers to EU tax law. Although the investigation is finished and the committee dissolved on December 8, its findings will have an impact on tax policy debate for years to come.