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Taxing Smarter: Advancing Reform Through Research and Partnership

July 2026

Policy Brief

The Tax Era of Development: Taxing Smarter for Equity, Growth, and Resilience

June 2025
Max Gallien, Martin Hearson, Giulia Mascagni, Giovanni Occhiali, Daisy Ogembo, Vanessa van den Boogaard

Briefing

First Draft of the FfD4 Outcome Document: Recommendations on Domestic Public Resources

April 2025

Policy Brief

Taxing the Wealthy in Lower-Income Countries: Why It’s Important, and How to Do It

February 2025
Giovanni Occhiali, Giulia Mascagni, Wilson Prichard, Martin Hearson

Financing for Development Library

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FfD4 Countdown: A Watered-Down Proposal on Tax Expenditures Risks Undermining Countries’ Domestic Revenue Mobilisation
17 April 2025

FfD4 Countdown: A Watered-Down Proposal on Tax Expenditures Risks Undermining Countries’ Domestic Revenue Mobilisation

Alexandra Readhead, Agustín Redonda, Christian von Haldenwang, Giovanni Occhiali, Hazel Granger

Governments’ decisions to grant preferential tax treatments have a direct impact on their ability–or inability–to finance their sustainable development goals….

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Time for a broader, bolder approach to tax justice for women
28 March 2025

Time for a broader, bolder approach to tax justice for women

Giulia Mascagni, Caren Grown, Rhiannon McCluskey
As policymakers gather to discuss gender and tax at the UN today, this blog draws on research to call for…
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Wealthy Africans often don’t pay tax: the answer lies in smarter collection
24 March 2025

Wealthy Africans often don’t pay tax: the answer lies in smarter collection

Giovanni Occhiali
Wealthy Africans face lower effective tax rates than average citizens, replicating a trend already demonstrated for the relative tax burden…
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Effective and Equitable Formalisation within the Financing for Development Agenda
29 January 2025

Effective and Equitable Formalisation within the Financing for Development Agenda

Max Gallien
Max Gallien argues for key changes to the draft text of the Financing for Development outcome document, given that dominant…
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Strengthening subnational taxation within the Financing for Development agenda
28 January 2025

Strengthening subnational taxation within the Financing for Development agenda

Wilson Prichard
Wilson Prichard argues that property taxes, as the backbone of local government finances, should be explicitly included in the Financing…
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Four priority areas for next year's Financing for Development Conference
20 December 2024

Four priority areas for next year’s Financing for Development Conference

Rhiannon McCluskey
At a recent UN side event, experts outlined how the new financing for development proposals on can be strengthened for…
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ICTD at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development
26 June 2025

ICTD at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development

Giulia Mascagni, Wilson Prichard, Giovanni Occhiali, Moyo Arewa, Max Gallien, Emilie Wilson, Rhiannon McCluskey, Daisy Ogembo, Martin Hearson, Vanessa van den Boogaard
Members of the ICTD team will be in Seville to speak at events, launch a new initiative, and participate in…
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Multilateralism at a Crossroads

Multilateralism at a Crossroads

In person

4 June 2025 – 09:00

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Timezone: Europe/London

The Conduit, 6 Langley Street, London WC2H 9JA, UK

Multilateralism is facing significant challenges amid geopolitical shifts, rising nationalism, economic instability, unsustainable debt burdens, and sudden cuts to international aid budgets. However, given widening inequalities and the need for more inclusive and sustainable economies, the demand for effective international

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Building More Effective and Equitable Tax Systems: Priorities and Strategies for FfD4

Building More Effective and Equitable Tax Systems: Priorities and Strategies for FfD4

In person

3 December 2024 – 10:00

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Timezone: America/New_York

United Nations Headquarters, East 45th Street, New York, NY, USA
The ICTD will be hosting a side event at the Second Preparatory Committee Session of the Financing for Development Conference.
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