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Why don’t governments collect more revenue? The answer is complex but here are some new insights
Why don’t governments collect more tax revenue? This question is particularly relevant to lower income countries as many of their
How digital public infrastructure could transform tax administration in Africa
Evidence suggests that digital public infrastructure (DPI) can greatly simplify tax administration and boost tax compliance. However, some persistent challenges
Design features of simplified tax regimes for small businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa
No “winners or losers”? Reflections on the UN tax negotiations
How to support women through policy: what I learned from feminist economists
Earlier this summer, the ICTD Gender team attended the 32nd Annual Conference of the International Association of Feminist Economists (IAFFE)
Addressing Gender Disparities in Tax Expenditures
The era of Reform? Agenda-Setting, Decision Making and S&DT in International Tax and Trade
With the UN Framework Convention tax negotiations currently underway, one of the most promising but politically challenging solutions, which aims
Taxing mobile money: Five critical strategies for policymakers
Kenya protests show citizens don’t trust government with their tax money: can Ruto make a meaningful new deal?
Each year, the Kenyan government tables a finance bill outlining measures for funding the national budget. In the past, these
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