Taxes are not just about money and not just for economists. Using as a starting point recent flashpoints such as the E-levy and recent tax protests in Ghana and other parts of the continent, the panel will show the connection between taxation and wider political and social issues. This interactive panel will discuss the relationship between taxes and trust in the state, elections and public mobilisation, informality, and gendered social relations.
The panel is co-presented by the Centre for Social Policy Studies (CSPS) at the University of Ghana (UG), the Gender Equitable and Transformative Social Policy for a Post-Covid Africa (GETSPA) project at UG’s Institute of African Studies, and ICTD.
Speakers
- Prof Nana Akua Anyidoho, Director, CSPS and Researcher, GETSPA
- Dr Kwadwo Opoku, Research Fellow, CSPS
- Dr Colette Nyirakamana, Research Lead, Local Government Revenue Initiative, ICTD
- Dr Max Gallien, Research Fellow, ICTD
- Dr Jalia Kangave, Associate Research Fellow, ICTD
Date & Time
The panel will be from 14:00 to 15:30 GMT (15:00-16:30 UK time) at the Cedi Conference Centre (Seminar Room 2), University of Ghana, Legon Campus. Click here to join virtually via Zoom.
