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.
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Tax and Governance Library
Broadening the tax horizon through information: the power of third-party data for African tax administrations
It is fair to say that taxation cannot exist without information. To calculate taxes and enforce compliance, tax administrations need…
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Watch the event recording here. On February 8th, the ICTD’s Research Director Dr Giulia Mascagni will be speaking as a panellist at an event focusing on taxpayer education. Read her paper on the role of taxpayer education in Africa, on
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The ICTD’s Research Director Giulia Mascagni will be beginning this spring’s Tax for Development webinar series. This upcoming webinar, The Tax Side of the Pandemic: Compliance Shifts and Funding for Recovery in Rwanda, is the first of a series of
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Timezone: Europe/Paris
In an upcoming webinar to be held on December 14, at 3pm (Paris time) by the French Inter-ministry Exchange and Coordination Platform on the Mobilisation of Domestic Public Resources (MRIP), ICTD research fellow Dr. Giovanni Occhiali will be presenting and
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A central aspect of institutional development in developing economies is building tax systems capable of raising revenues from broad tax bases; i.e., acquiring fiscal capacity. Improved fiscal capacity allows countries to generate much-needed resources for the provision of public goods
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