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IMF Speech at the launch of the Government Revenue Dataset
The official launch of the International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) Government Revenue Dataset September 9, 2014, Center for
Role of Tax Structures on Economic Growth: New evidence
The past three decades have seen sweeping changes in the means by which many developing countries collect fiscal revenues. From
Why Good Tax Data Matters in Africa
Big data has been creeping in all aspects of our lives. There is now an unimaginably vast amount of data,
Property tax in Africa: the ‘Cinderella’ of revenue instruments and why it matters for development
It is well-established that urban property tax is among the most underutilised revenue sources in Africa. Many cities across the
ICTD Government Revenue Dataset: Best Bet for Tax Data and Research
I recently had the privilege of attending the launch of the ICTD Government Revenue Dataset (GRD) in Washington DC.
Corporate tax avoidance and development: opening Pandora’s box
Taxation is important for development, not only because taxes provide the revenues to fund public services and infrastructure, but because
Tax Justice Campaigning: Is Tough Always Smart?
The Tax Justice Network has just published a report that starts from the assertion that the OECD and the
How Developing Countries can take Control of their own Tax Destinies
Krishen Mehta, a Senior Adviser to TJN, has written a short document with ten pointers offering ways that developing countries can
Is tax the next big corporate social responsibility issue?
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes – Benjamin Franklin, 1789 [1]
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