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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%)…

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….

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. …

Close up shot of a person's hands holding loads of Nigerian cash
March 2025|
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Wealthy Africans often don’t pay tax: the answer lies in smarter collection

by Giovanni Occhiali

Wealthy Africans face lower effective tax rates than average citizens, replicating a trend already demonstrated for the relative tax burden of small and large companies. This situation is disheartening. But there are immediate steps that African revenue authorities can take to address this unfairness….

picture of Makola market in Ghana
January 2025|
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Effective and Equitable Formalisation within the Financing for Development Agenda

by Max Gallien

Max Gallien argues for key changes to the draft text of the Financing for Development outcome document, given that dominant strategies for formalising and taxing the informal economy are often ineffective and highly regressive. …

Aerial view of township beside wealthy suburb in South Africa
January 2025|
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Strengthening subnational taxation within the Financing for Development agenda

by Wilson Prichard

Wilson Prichard argues that property taxes, as the backbone of local government finances, should be explicitly included in the Financing for Development outcome document….

December 2024|
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Four priority areas for next year’s Financing for Development Conference

by Rhiannon McCluskey

At a recent UN side event, experts outlined how the new financing for development proposals on can be strengthened for better outcomes in four priority areas….

Warehouse worker hand pointing at inventory statistics on tablet
November 2024|
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The digital transformation of tax administrations: What’s in it for low-income countries?

by Awa Diouf, Caroline Khene & Becky Faith

As governments worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), push towards digital transformation, the platformisation…

Close up of african american man hands typing credit card info on computer keyboard, online internet shopping leisure activity time. Business payment with web technology. Buying purchase transactions
October 2024|
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How digital public infrastructure could transform tax administration in Africa

by Fabrizio Santoro & Lucia Rossel

Evidence suggests that digital public infrastructure (DPI) can greatly simplify tax administration and boost tax compliance….

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