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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…
Woman carrying a large bowl of shea nuts with a baby tied behind her back in Ghana.
March 2025|
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Time for a broader, bolder approach to tax justice for women

by Giulia Mascagni, Caren Grown & Rhiannon McCluskey

As policymakers gather to discuss gender and tax at the UN today, this blog draws on research to call for moving beyond a narrow focus on gender bias in tax policy toward a broader, more effective feminist fiscal approach to advance gender equality. …
A cartoon image of a woman standing on the lower side of a seesaw opposite a man, against a light purple background.
September 2024|
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Addressing Gender Disparities in Tax Expenditures

by Sofia Berg, Giulia Mascagni & Caroline Othim

Understanding the interaction between tax expenditures and gender-based inequalities is essential to ensure that the tax system is fair and equitable – including gender equality in tax matters and the economy more broadly….
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June 2022|
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Why taxation should be high on the agenda for Commonwealth leaders

by Giulia Mascagni

Tax might not be the first thing that comes to mind but it is central to delivering much of the transformative change on the agenda in Kigali, from increasing women’s economic participation to youth entrepreneurship….
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March 2022|
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Ukraine: Sanctioning Russian oligarch’s wealth and the urgent need to reform the offshore financial system

by Mick Moore & Giulia Mascagni

Last week, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) held an event on the global development and…
One hundred dollar banknotes flying and streaming from white box, isolated on white background.
October 2021|
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Pandora’s box is open: What should lower-income countries do to tax the wealthy now?

by Rhiannon McCluskey & Giulia Mascagni

The recent Pandora Papers leak has exposed yet again the scandal of how the world’s rich…
January 2021|
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Open Societies, Tax, and the British Aid Programme

by Mick Moore, Wilson Prichard & Giulia Mascagni

What is the connection between taxation and more open societies that the British aid programme aims…
Training session of tax payers in Rwanda
September 2020|
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Taxpayer education: Why it matters and how research can help

by Giulia Mascagni

Despite being recognised as a critical aspect of tax compliance, taxpayer knowledge is a very under-explored…
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