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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,…
February 2025|
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In the Midst of Conflict and Gang Rule: What Would Make Haiti’s Wealthy Supportive of Property Tax?

by Ana Isabel López García & Sarah Berens

Imagine living in a country where non-state actors provide most basic services instead of the state,…
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….
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November 2024|
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Does Information about Public Services Boost Tax Compliance? I conducted an experiment in Freetown to find out

by Laura Montenbruck

This research was conducted alongside the ICTD/LoGRI-led initiative to implement comprehensive property tax reforms in Freetown, Sierra Leone….
Pettah Sri Lanka
February 2023|
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Making the IMF Work for Sri Lankans

The government of Sri Lanka is negotiating a large conditional loan from the IMF. A formal…
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December 2021|
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Implementing a systems approach for effective property taxation in Ghana

by Peter Jongkind

Ghanaian local governments – metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies (MMDAs) – face several challenges preventing them…
November 2021|
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Increasing collection of income taxes via property ownership: The Borno State experience

by Mohammed Alkali, Mohammed Bashir Ali, John Audu Aziganu & Grema Bukar

Borno State, in north-eastern Nigeria, has faced intractable security challenges in the last decade that has led…
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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…
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August 2021|
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Developing and adopting new digital tools for property tax reform in Dakar, Senegal 

by Justine Knebelmann, Victor Pouliquen & Bassirou Sarr

In June 2021, eight Senegalese tax agents based in the fiscal centre of Pikine, the country’s…
Dakar Roofs - Beach & Ocean
July 2021|
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Strengthening property valuation for taxation in Dakar, Senegal

by Justine Knebelmann & Victor Pouliquen

Property taxes offer a significant potential for developing cities in Africa, which crucially need revenues to…
DRC Kananga
August 2020|
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The Participation Dividend of Taxation in DRC and Beyond: Recent Evidence and Paths for Future Inquiry

by Jonathan Weigel & Elie Kabue Ngindu

One of the strongest arguments for investing in the tax capacity of developing countries is the…
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