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
Making VAT more visible can be an efficient tool in building a tax-paying culture
A new study shows that Value-Added-Tax can be used to educate people outside the reach of direct income taxation on…
The Sustainable Development Goals – Reject Tax Targeting
There is good news in the agenda for the Third Financing for Development Conference to be held in Addis Ababa…
ICTD Supports New Project On Conflict And Taxation In Congo
The International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) is supporting two new and important projects in the Democratic Republic of…
Governing Lagos: The Politics of Reform in Nigeria’s Megacity
An excellent new study shows how reforming Governors of Lagos State, Nigeria constructed a new social contract around taxation In fifteen years,…
India’s firm stance on tax could actually help investors
India keeps getting into arguments with foreign firms over tax; is it wise to do so? The Financial Times,…
Understanding the Tax Man: How to improve public revenues in Sri Lanka
In November of last year I visited Colombo, Sri Lanka, for a conference on tax and development. It was organised…
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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Taxation is at the centre of the relationship between state and society. In conflict-affected countries, it can be especially critical to rebuilding infrastructure and ensuring sustainable peace and development. When policymakers and international donors approach the task of rebuilding fiscal
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The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) hosted a workshop to disseminate the results of the research it has done in collaboration with the ICTD on taxing high net worth individuals. The event was attended by about 40 participants from the government,
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Sierd Hadley and Mark Miller from the Overseas Development Institute delivered a seminar titled “The challenges of supporting institutional change: lessons from two decades of public financial management reforms.” Synopsis There is increasing consensus that economic and social development depend
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ICTD Research Director Giulia Mascagni presented her research on taxation in Ethiopia at the TAXDEV policy conference. Governments in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) need to raise sufficient tax revenues in order to invest in human and physical capital and
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