Join the ICTD, Accountability Lab, and the Trust, Accountability, and Inclusion Collaborative during the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings for an afternoon of discussion on pressing fiscal and fairness issues. Please register here to join us in person.
Venue: Open Gov Hub, 1100 13 Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC, 20005
Time: 3:30 – 5:00pm, followed by a happy hour
To join us virtually, please register here.
Abstract
With sharply receding aid and rising debt, lower income countries are being pushed to raise more revenue domestically. But how can this be done in ways that are not only effective and feasible, but equitable and accountable? How can development partners engage in what is now the tax era of development? This session brings together perspectives from research, civil society, donors, and government institutions to explore what tax and accountability mean in the post-aid era and how domestic and international actors- including IFIs like the World Bank- can work together to shape more just and resilient public finance systems.
Speakers
- Introduction: Jean Scrimgeour (co-CEO, Accountability Lab)
- Moderator: Michael Jarvis (Executive Director, TAI Collaborative)
- Ceren Ozer (Global Tax Program Manager, World Bank)
- Savior Mwambwa, (Program Manager, Economic and Climate Prosperity Team, Open Society Foundations)
- Jeneba Bangura (Commissioner General, National Revenue Authority, Sierra Leone)
- Vanessa van den Boogaard (Research Fellow, ICTD)
- Ishmael Zulu (Policy Officer, Tax and Equity, Tax Justice Network Africa)
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Relevant Resources
Policy Brief: The Tax Era of Development: Taxing Smarter for Equity, Growth, and Resilience
Website: The Fiscal Space
Report: Civil Society Engagement in Tax Reform
Report: Civil Society Engagement in Implementing Domestic Tax Policy
Blog: Tax and Accountability: How to Strengthen the Links?
The International Budget Partnership’s Tax Equity Initiative
The World Bank’s new Reimagining Public Finance Initiative
New Fiscal Ecosystems project
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