Tax Notes quotes Rhiannon McCluskey on value of DRM in development financing

ICTD policy consultant Rhiannon McCluskey was quoted in a Tax Notes article on the critical role domestic resource mobilisation, specifically taxation, plays as countries prepare to head to the Fourth Financing for Development (FfD4) conference in Seville at the end of June. McCluskey said as countries face growing fiscal pressure, given dramatic cuts to aid budgets, among others, they will tend to make quick decisions on tax policy. She cautioned, however, that “when these are not informed by good evidence, they can really backfire.”

Read more of ICTD’s work around FfD4 here.