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Ebola Countries Lose More to Tax Dodging than They Spend on Health

A new report says the three Ebola-stricken countries have lost more money to corporate tax dodging than they spend on public health. According to ActionAid, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea “lost an estimated $287.6 million through corporate tax dodging in 2011 while spending just $237 million on healthcare. An African Union report earlier this year found tax dodging costs the continent up to $60 billion each year.

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