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
Broadening Nigeria’s revenue base: Can little drops of taxes make a mighty nation?
Nigeria’s dependence on oil Nigeria relies more on oil than it does on direct taxes or any other forms of…
Tax and Accountability: How to strengthen the links?
British civil servants sign up to core values enshrined in the Civil Service Code: integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality. Implicit…
What Nigerians really think about tax
Nigeria’s performance on collected taxes is poor. Non-oil revenue in the country is around 3-4 percent of GDP, far below…
Targets for Equity-Enhancing Tax Advocacy
Recent years have seen surging international interest in strengthening tax collection in order to finance national development programs. Yet, despite…
Taxing Africa: Power, Politics, and Public Participation
Over the past decade, international attention has increasingly focused on the potential contribution of taxation to improved development outcomes. In…
Tax Justice – How to integrate local experiences into an international campaign?
Can the UK’s new international development strategy support fairer and more effective taxation systems?
Last week, the UK government published a new White Paper on International Development which sets out its approach to international…
Global tax governance: Understanding the past, charting the future
This week, the UN released the advance version of the Secretary General’s report on the “Promotion of inclusive and effective…
Call for research proposals: Taxing the wealthy in lower-income countries
Taxation of wealthy individuals – broadly those with relatively high incomes and/or wealth as compared to national populations – presents…
First tax conference in Sierra Leone hailed a success
Call for Applications: Four fully-funded PhD scholarships in tax and development
The International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) is a research centre aiming to improve tax policy and administration in…
Researchers and policymakers to discuss tax collection for Sierra Leone’s development
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The ICTD hosted its 6th Annual Centre Meeting in association with the Uganda Revenue Authority. DAY 1 PRESENTATIONS (Monday, 16 October 2017) 1. Tax Treaty Policies for Developing Countries Catherine Ngina Mutava, ICTD Researcher in International Tax (Tax Treaties) &
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The ICTD launched the Nigerian Tax Research Network (NTRN) at a three-day event on the theme: “Revenue Beyond Oil Reliance.” Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the NTRN’s purpose is to support the generation and exchange of tax
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The ICTD is pleased to annouce a new four-day course on Taxation and Transparency to be held at the Institute of Development Studies from August 8-11th. https://youtu.be/L4N4p7agD8U The Topic: There is now very substantial and growing interest in tax transparency
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