Tax and Governance

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.

Tax and Governance

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Tax and Governance Library

Working Paper

Beyond Greed: Why Armed Groups Tax

November 2021
Tanya Bandula-Irwin, Max Gallien, Ashley Jackson, Vanessa van den Boogaard, Florian Weigand

Working Paper

Assessing the Equity and Redistributive Effects of Taxation Reforms in Nigeria

November 2021
Henry C. Edeh

Research in Brief

There and Back Again: The Making of Uganda’s Mobile Money Tax

October 2021
Adrienne Lees, Doris Akol

Book

The Politics and History of Global Tax Governance

September 2021
Martin Hearson, Thomas Rixen

Working Paper

There and Back Again: The Making of Uganda’s Mobile Money Tax

July 2021
Doris Akol, Adrienne Lees

Journal Article

Fuel subsidy reform and the social contract in Nigeria: A micro-economic analysis

June 2021
Neil McCulloch, Tom Moerenhout, Joonseok Yang

Working Paper

Taxation and Customs Reforms in Fragile States: Between Bargaining and Enforcement

May 2021
Thomas Cantens, Gaël Raballand

Journal Article

Trade Tax Evasion and the Tax Rate: Evidence from Transaction-level Trade Data

April 2021
Andualem T. Mengistu, Kiflu G. Molla, Giulia Mascagni

Working Paper

Explaining Informal Taxation and Revenue Generation: Evidence from south-central Somalia

March 2021
Vanessa van den Boogaard, Fabrizio Santoro

Working Paper

Tax Certainty? The Private Rulings Regime in Uganda in Comparative Perspective

January 2021
Samuel Kahima, Solomon Rukundo, Victor Phillip Makmot

African Tax Administration Paper

Tax Amnesties in Africa: An Analysis of the Voluntary Disclosure Programme in Uganda

December 2020
Solomon Rukundo

Book

The Political Science of Global Tax Governance

December 2020
Martin Hearson, Thomas Rixen

Virtual

30 May 2023 – 13:30

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Timezone: Europe/London

Date: 30th May 2023, 13:30 – 14:30 London time Duration: 60 minutes Language: English only There are three puzzling features of Sub-Saharan African tax systems. First, tax administrations maintain records on vast numbers of small enterprises that actually provide no

Virtual

10 November 2022 – 13:00

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Timezone: Europe/London

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIT8OXnAYmA&ab_channel=InternationalCentreforTaxandDevelopment DIGITAX is delighted to announce the second webinar in DIGITAX’s e-levy series ‘The devil in the detail: Examining Ghana’s new e-levy from a policy design perspective’. There has been much debate around the implications of the e-levy since it

In person

20 June 2022 – 09:00

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Timezone: Europe/London

Meethaq Hotels, Jabi, meethaq hotels, Jabi, Abuja, Nigeria
Join us on the 20th of June for this seminar on Digitalisation of Tax Administration in Nigeria. Hosted by NTRN, in partnership with the ACTG.

Virtual

17 February 2022 – 13:00

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Timezone: Europe/London

The Innovations in Tax Compliance program is launching its publication “Building Trust, Navigating Politics, and Tailoring Reforms.” The virtual event will delve into the new integrated framework and strategies for strengthening tax compliance and tax reform. Report authors will share

Current

Traditional Leaders, Taxation, and Statebuilding in Sierra Leone

Start date: 01/04/2024

Completed

Mobile money and quality of tax administration and tax policy in developing countries

Start date: 16/08/2023

Completed

Tax compliance and Digital Financial Services in Burkina Faso: The role of formal and informal

Start date: 01/08/2023

Completed

The impact of mobile money taxation on SACCOS and their members in Tanzania

Start date: 02/08/2023

Completed

The impact of taxation on mobile money agents: a case study on Cameroon

Start date: 09/08/2023

Completed

New taxpayer registration through ID – impacts on formalisation and revenue

Start date: 20/10/2025

Completed

E-Levy and merchant payment exemptions in Ghana

Start date: 09/08/2023

Completed

Perceptions, Impact, and Equity of Mobile Money taxation: The case of Ghana’s E-levy

Start date: 03/05/2023

Current

Taxation of High Net Worth Individuals in Sierra Leone

Start date: 14/06/2021

Completed

Does the Expansion of Tax Demands Lead to Greater Political Engagement and Demands for Accountability? Evidence from a Property Tax Reform in Sierra Leone

Start date: 20/10/2022

Completed

Can Traditional Political Institutions Help the State Raise Taxes? Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone

Start date: 01/09/2022

Completed

The Collateral Effects of Evictions on Property Tax Morale: Class, Preferences and Signals from the State

Start date: 03/11/2021
Hannelore Niesten
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Associate Postdoctoral Fellow
Jalia Kangave
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Associate Research Fellow
Lucia Rossel
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Research Affiliate
Michael Rogan
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Research Affiliate
Mick Moore
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Research Fellow & Publications Editor
Moyo Arewa
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Programme Director, LoGRI
Ronald Waiswa
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Research Affiliate
Samuel Jibao
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Research Affiliate
Sol Picciotto
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Research Affiliate
Umair Javed
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Research Affiliate
Wilson Prichard
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Associate Research Fellow, ICTD and Chair, LoGRI

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