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Group photo showing around 15 people smiling at the camera in front of a banner that reads "Financing for Development".
July 2025|
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Financing development: Gains and gaps of the Sevilla conference

by Regan McCort, Wilson Prichard & Moyo Arewa

In many ways, the Compromiso and SPA were a success. DRM was highlighted as a key action area, with development partners pledging to double their support for DRM in developing countries by 2030. Signees agreed to promote progressive tax systems, strengthen subnational finance, and promote the diversification of revenue sources. Recommendations from ICTD are also reflected in the language of the clauses on the informal sector, gender biases, tax expenditures, and other related topics….

Wide shot of a small artisan store in Mexico, with a small crowd of people gathering to check the displayed items.
July 2025|
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Toward formalisation: Can simplified tax and social security contributions help?

by Guillermo Montt

As interest in simplified tax grows, African countries can look at Latin America for lessons learned from the informal sector. …

Wide view of luxurious residential buildings by the water in Cote d'Ivoire
July 2025|
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Côte d’Ivoire property tax reform: the political will paradox

by Camille Barras & Marie Reine Mukazayire

In Côte d’Ivoire, property tax has been identified as a key source to help raise revenue, however, it remains largely untapped. …

Wide shot of a series of 6 apartments complexes that are under construction in Islamabad, Pakistan
June 2025|
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Pakistan’s support for wealth taxes

by Max Gallien, Umair Javed & Vanessa van den Boogaard

In a context marked by deepening fiscal constraint, wealth taxes offer a potential solution for Pakistan as they have done in many other. …

A three-floor building of clothing shops in a market
June 2025|
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Uganda’s tax system is a drain on small businesses: how to set them free

by Adrienne Lees

The complexity of Uganda’s tax system makes for a time-consuming tax filing process, compounded by low taxpayer knowledge and high levels of distrust in the Uganda Revenue Authority. The time, money, and effort incurred by taxpayers to meet their tax obligations adds to their total tax burden….

Des gens, y compris des femmes portant des objets lourds sur la tête, passent devant un dépôt d’autobus, près du marché de Kantamanto, tôt le matin sur une route au centre-ville d’Accra.
June 2025|
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Why tax and customs administrations should do more to address gender issues

by Eugénie Ribault

Domestic revenue mobilisation (taxation, tariffs, etc.) is recognised as the most sustainable way of financing development….

A woman walking along the streets of Kigali, talking on the phone.
May 2025|
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Bridging the divide: Rwanda’s quest for equitable digital governance

by Elizabeth Bermeo & Fabrizio Santoro

In Rwanda, digital transformation is driven by IremboGov, an integrated e-government platform that streamlines access to essential services. While this initiative marks significant progress, several barriers remain, including limited internet access, high device costs, and low digital literacy….

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May 2025|
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Building public support for property tax reform in senegal through sensitization and communication campaigns

by Marie Reine Mukazayire, Colette Nyirakamana & Camille Barras

The authors would like to thank the officials of the DGID and the Treasury of Senegal,…

General street scene in Hamar Weyne market in the Somali capital Mogadishu
April 2025|
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Why tax matters in fragile states and how donors can support it

by Vanessa van den Boogaard

Fragile contexts are home to 24% of the world’s population (1.9 billion people), and three-quarters (73%)…

A customer counts cash before having funds transferred to his phone at a mobile money exchange.
April 2025|
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Taxes, trust, and transparency: Lessons for Ghana’s fiscal future

by Avi Ahuja

Ghanaian President John Mahama’s government presented its much-awaited 2025 budget last month. In it, Finance Minister…

group of participants in the UNDP high-level symposium
April 2025|
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With aid declining, FfD4 must include a concrete commitment to scale up investment in tax systems

by Giulia Mascagni

I recently took part in the third high-level symposium of the UNDP’s Finance, Integrity and Governance…

busy street in Nairobi city centre
April 2025|
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FfD4 Countdown: A Watered-Down Proposal on Tax Expenditures Risks Undermining Countries’ Domestic Revenue Mobilisation

by Alexandra Readhead, Agustín Redonda, Christian von Haldenwang, Giovanni Occhiali & Hazel Granger

Governments’ decisions to grant preferential tax treatments have a direct impact on their ability–or inability–to finance their sustainable development goals. At the Fourth Conference on Financing for Development in June, countries must commit to greater oversight of tax expenditures, including implementing minimum reporting standards and rationalising ineffective or harmful tax expenditures….

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