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" You do need more revenues, and you do need to cut expenses. But you also don't want to go in a direction whereby increasing taxes creates a reticence to create new jobs. You don't want to increase taxes on work. You don't want to increase taxes on investment and the creation of wealth. "

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" Social cohesion and inclusive growth are additional crucial perspectives to incorporate into public policies, targeting a renewed social contract that reduces inequalities and benefits the whole of society. "

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Society

Contract

Growth

" Nobody in their right mind will even attempt or even think of leaving the European Union, because they will understand that it is not in their best interest. "

" The OECD deals with the economic aspects of a host of issues, including education, health, and the environment. "

" Some refugees will find it relatively easy to find jobs. A university-educated Syrian civil engineer arriving in Munich will need to learn some German, but once this is done, he or she is unlikely to have to wait too long before employers come knocking. "

" At the OECD, we stand ready to continue to help our member and partner countries to design, promote, and implement Better Policies for Better Lives. "

" It isn't only rich countries that suffer from the effects of tax havens. Developing countries also lose billions of dollars in tax revenues due each year because wealthy individuals and some companies use tax havens to move assets and income offshore. "

" The idea that if governments open up and become more democratic they will fall is a false dilemma. "

Jose Angel Gurria

Dilemma

Fall

" Economic resources are not all that matter in people's lives. "

" It doesn't really matter who owns things so long there is enough competition, which means lower pricing, better quality goods, more variety, and an economy where the consumers are the big winners. "

Jose Angel Gurria

Quality

Long

" Why did we lose Brexit? Why, because 60 per cent of youth didn't believe they needed to go and vote. "

" Gender equality is essential for ensuring that men and women can contribute fully at home, at work, and in public life for the betterment of societies and economies at large. "

" Governments must address inconsistencies in their energy strategies, consider the links with broader economic policies, and stop sending mixed signals to consumers, producers, and investors. In particular, they must assess whether the right regulatory arrangements are in place to allow clean-energy investments to compete on a risk-return basis. "

" More dangerous than voting for change... is that people no longer vote because they have lost trust not only in governments but in democracy. "

" I said a vote to leave would be a Brexit tax. I couldn't think of anything stronger than that. "

" Most businesses do not take governments seriously when it comes to climate, primarily because many governments have inconsistent and incoherent policies and then often keep changing them, sometimes retroactively. This makes businesses reluctant to invest in greener technologies. "

" The City of London is always going to be there and will continue to be important. "

" Providing investors with recourse against governments is valuable. "

" Every single stage of reform becomes more difficult because you use political capital. "

Jose Angel Gurria

Stage

Difficult

" It is not good to cut exports or imports. "

" There is no reason for women to trail behind men in social, economic, and political outcomes. "

" It takes collaboration across a community to develop better skills for better lives. "

" If we want a stronger, cleaner, and fairer world economy, we need to deal with the controversial areas of globalisation, such as tax havens. "

" The OECD should respond directly to the specific needs of the member countries. You basically say, 'What works?' You don't have to go on a discovery trip. It's all there; you just call them, and they know. It's like a knowledge bank. "

Jose Angel Gurria

Discovery

Know

" Israel is a producer of growth. "

" Every country faces its own obstacles to reaching gender equality, and to make a real difference, we must change public policies in tandem with stereotypes, attitudes, and behaviors. "

" By assessing the capabilities and knowledge of students in the highest-performing and most rapidly improving education systems, the OECD's Program for International Student Assessment provides valuable options for reform and information on how to achieve it. "

" I have family who are British citizens and who want to be citizens of the world and citizens of the E.U. "

" Uncertainty and fears of social decline and exclusion have reached the middle class in many societies. "

" I think there are going to be more countries joining the euro. "

" Integrity delivers better lives. "