Research Theme
Tax and Governance
Discovering how and why increased taxation can spur statebuilding and government accountability is crucial across all countries. Combining tax and governance gives us a richer picture of how the right kinds of taxation can deliver more and better for taxpayers, and what success is contingent on. When tax and governance operate well, both local and national governments benefit.
Key Resources
Tax and Governance Library
Cash on delivery for domestic resource mobilisation? Three key challenges
Nancy Lee from the Centre for Global Development (CGD) recently published a piece arguing for a “surge in support” for…
The Land Use Charge controversy in Lagos: What lessons to learn?
Since the turn of the millennium, the Lagos State government has made no secret of its ambitious plans to become…
Three wealth tax add-ons developing countries should consider
Interest in wealth taxes has spiked recently due to disclosures of tax-haven abuses by the ultra-wealthy (the Panama Papers in…
How to fix Nigeria? Seven Key Issues
A secure nation On a visit to Kigali, a lady extolled their army and why they have the respect of…
Give and you shall receive? Taxation and fiscal contracts in Africa
Last week, the Institute of Development Studies hosted its 50th anniversary conference titled “States, Markets and Society“. As part of…
Promoting Tax Bargains in Uganda and Beyond: The Importance of Civil Society and Parliamentarians
While developing countries have acknowledged the importance of domestic resource mobilization in development, in practice, not enough attention is being…
Call for abstracts: Research colloquium on global tax governance
After the first two successful seasons of the research colloquium on global tax governance co-organised by GLOBTAXGOV and Martin Hearson…
ICTD’s ‘Taxing Africa’ book authors featured on ‘Between the Lines’ podcast
In this episode of Between the Lines, Jalia Kangave interviews Mick Moore, and Wilson Prichard who along with Odd-Helge Fjeldstad…
Dr Vanessa van den Boogaard authors best political science PhD in Canada
Photo: Dr van den Boogaard conducting fieldwork with research assistants in Sierra Leone. ICTD Research Fellow Dr Vanessa van den…
New research and resources on civil society engagement in tax reform
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have rightly been receiving increasing attention from researchers, as it is clear that they can be…
ICTD participates in World Bank Tax Conference
On September 24-25th, the World Bank held its second annual tax conference on the topic of taxing personal income and…
ICTD’s Wilson Prichard and Vanessa van den Boogaard present at the 4th High-Level Tax Policy Dialogue
On August 26-27, the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) hosted its 4th High-Level Tax Policy Dialogue in partnership with the…
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Tax expenditures, including exemptions, deductions, credits and reduced rates, are among the most widely used tax policy tools, yet they are often costly, poorly governed and subject to limited scrutiny. Revenue foregone through tax expenditures worldwide amounts to around USD
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