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Trade unions call for global clean-up on tax avoidance
Leaks expose huge list of politicians and monarchs tied up in scandal

LEFT parties and trade unions called for a clean-up of tax avoidance and corruption yesterday in the wake of the explosive Panama Papers leak.

Politicians, monarchs and drug barons from around the world have been linked to Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, from where the incriminating documents were stolen by hackers.

The leaked papers list thousands of companies and wealthy individuals who have funnelled money to offshore accounts in tax havens set up by Mossack Fonseca.

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