Programme
DIGITAX Research Programme
The DIGITAX programme generated knowledge and evidence as well as delivered advice and support to governments and other stakeholders on overcoming challenges and leveraging opportunities at the interface of digital financial services (DFS), digital IDs, and tax.
Our robust, relevant, and cutting-edge research looked at:
• the taxation of mobile money and other DFS, and;
• the digitalisation of tax systems across lower-income countries, with a particular focus on Africa.
DIGITAX, which ran from 2020 to 2024, was funded by the Gates Foundation.
Key Resources
Opinion and Analysis
How digital public infrastructure could transform tax administration in Africa
News
ICTD launches DFS TaxMap: A comprehensive visualisation tool on taxation of digital financial services in Africa
Publication
Taxing Mobile Money in Africa: Risk and Reward
DIGITAX Research Programme Library
Opinion and Analysis
Tackling the hidden costs of taxation: Can digitalisation help?
Opinion and Analysis
How do taxes affect the price of digital financial services?
Opinion and Analysis
Can real-time electronic invoicing fix VAT’s problem?
Opinion and Analysis
Building trust by earmarking taxes on digital financial services
News
African revenue authority researchers gather to share insights on driving evidence-based tax policy
The ICTD hosted a four-day workshop which brought together a group of partners from the research departments of the tax…
Opinion and Analysis
Ghana’s e-levy is unfair to the poor and misses its revenue target: A lesson in mobile money tax design
Opinion and Analysis
The Ghana e-levy: Can the latest rate reduction win greater public acceptance and increase revenue?
Opinion and Analysis
Taxes on digital financial services in Africa – An unlevel playing field
Taxing transactions made via digital financial services differently from those made via traditional banking services can have unintended consequences In…
Opinion and Analysis
Mobile money tax: Is there a gender gap?
Webinar
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Timezone: Europe/London
Virtual
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Timezone: Europe/London
In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, cash-strapped governments across Africa will be looking for ways to fill revenue gaps. Having long faced challenges in taxing large multinational corporations and significant informal economic activities, they may be tempted to raise