We are a research network improving the quality of tax policy and administration in sub-Saharan Africa.
We collaboratively generate policy-relevant research and build African research capacity in the area of taxation.
There is great potential for benefit from closer cooperation between tax administrators and researchers. Based on our recent experiences, the ICTD and the Uganda Revenue Authority developed a set of “principles of engagement” between tax administrations and researchers. Learn more about our approach here.
The ICTD is seeking to recruit a Programme Manager who will play a critical role in providing overall coordination and supervision of all ICTD activities, with a particular emphasis on: management and coordination of the ICTD project management and administrative team overall monitoring and planning in relation to the budget oversight of the overall research…
You are cordially invited to the fourth Ethiopian Tax Research Network Seminar which will discuss “The Role of Tariff Policy on the Competitiveness of the Manufacturing Sector” Speakers: Dr. Andualem Telaye (Associate Research Fellow) and Dr. Frew Bekele (Associate Research Fellow), Policy Studies Institute. Date: Friday August 23rd, 2019 Time: 9:00 -11:00 AM Venue: Policy…
Following renewed funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and DFID, the African Property Tax Initiative (APTI) is pleased to announce a second call for proposals for research projects on property taxation that are of a high academic standard and relevant to policy and practice. We are calling for proposals on APTI’s six core…
Nigeria’s dependence on oil Nigeria relies more on oil than it does on direct taxes or any other forms of revenue to run its economy. Since discovering oil in 1956, Nigeria has become heavily reliant on oil revenue for survival – in the boom period preceding the 2014 oil price plummet (2010 – 2013), the…
When the OECD’s ‘Inclusive Framework’ invited public input on the possible solutions to the tax challenges of digitalization in February 2019, there was some enthusiasm that the renewed effort would address the overall imbalance in the allocation of taxing rights. The hard and soft law of international tax rules prevents countries taxing multinational enterprises (MNEs)…
