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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…
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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….