Multinational telecommunications company's tax policy advocacy and engagement efforts across Europe and globally

Vodafone participates in various tax policy committees and advocacy groups, including the European Roundtable of Industrialists and the European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association. It also engages with local industry organizations and governments in its markets, such as Italy, Germany, the UK, and Africa, to share insights and contribute to tax policy discussions.

Vodafone, a leading European and African telecommunications company, has been actively engaged in various tax policy committees and advocacy groups, both at the international and local levels. The company's involvement in these forums is aimed at providing insights and contributing to discussions on how to balance the need for government revenues from taxation with the need for sustainable investment.

Vodafone is a member of the European Roundtable of Industrialists (ERT), where it participates in discussions on finance and taxation. In 2018, the company also engaged in a dialogue with the EU on corporate taxation. Additionally, Vodafone is an active participant in the tax policy committee of the European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association (ETNO) and the GSMA, which represents the mobile industry when looking at emerging issues across the EU. The company has also shared its insights with the European Commission Taxation and Customs Union Directorate-General (TAXUD).

Locally, Vodafone is involved in various industry organizations. In Italy, it contributes to the tax committees of Assotelecomunicazoni and Confindustria Digitale. In Germany, it is a leading industry representative in the UK government’s business forum on Business Tax and Competitiveness. The company is also a member of the Cellular Operators Association of India and the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) tax committee, which engages on a wide range of tax issues. In Africa, Vodafone is active in various industry and economic forums in Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the support of the GSMA.

Vodafone's engagement with these committees and advocacy groups is not limited to providing its perspective on tax policy. The company also welcomes input from civil society groups, NGOs, and corporate tax activists, whose insights have shaped its tax policy advocacy over the years. In 2018, Vodafone contributed to the development of a draft GRI standard on tax reporting and payments to governments and is a founding member of the B Team’s Responsible Tax Principles.

In addition to its tax policy engagement, Vodafone has been deploying RDK-B as its central software for the latest generation of Wi-Fi 7 Fibre and DOCSIS CPEs, including the Ultra Hub 7 routers, in the UK and Germany. This deployment aims to standardize home broadband device software and service offerings across the company's European footprint.