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tax and inequality
May 2018|
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Three wealth tax add-ons developing countries should consider

by Jason Oh & Eric Zolt

Interest in wealth taxes has spiked recently due to disclosures of tax-haven abuses by the ultra-wealthy…
taxgdpratioGRD
October 2017|
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Updated Government Revenue Dataset provides new insights into developing country tax collection trends

by Kyle McNabb

The increasing focus on domestic resource mobilization in developing countries means that, for researchers and policy…
November 2016|
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Make informal businesses profitable, then seek taxes

by Anzetse Were

Last week I participated in a panel discussion at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Tax Summit…
ICTD panel pic 50th
July 2016|
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Give and you shall receive? Taxation and fiscal contracts in Africa

by Rhiannon McCluskey

Last week, the Institute of Development Studies hosted its 50th anniversary conference titled “States, Markets and…
Pettah Sri Lanka
June 2016|
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A home-grown remedy for Sri Lanka’s revenue crisis?

by Mick Moore

Sri Lankans sometimes like to claim perverse records for their country. You will likely have heard…
April 2016|
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Why African governments should tax the rich

by Rhiannon McCluskey

A great deal of attention has been paid to the obstacles African governments face in effectively…
taxgdpratioGRD
March 2016|
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The ICTD government revenue dataset: still the best option for researchers

by Kyle McNabb & Wilson Prichard

In 2010, the ICTD launched efforts to create the ICTD government revenue dataset (GRD), which is…
Promoting Tax Bargains in Uganda and Beyond: The Importance of Civil Society and Parliamentarians
July 2015|
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Promoting Tax Bargains in Uganda and Beyond: The Importance of Civil Society and Parliamentarians

by Jalia Kangave

While developing countries have acknowledged the importance of domestic resource mobilization in development, in practice, not…
Making VAT more visible can be an efficient tool in building a tax-paying culture
June 2015|
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Making VAT more visible can be an efficient tool in building a tax-paying culture

A new study shows that Value-Added-Tax can be used to educate people outside the reach of…
April 2015|
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The Sustainable Development Goals – Reject Tax Targeting

by Mick Moore, Wilson Prichard, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Nora Lustig, Richard Bird, Nancy Birdsall & Richard Manning

There is good news in the agenda for the Third Financing for Development Conference to be held in…
India’s firm stance on tax could actually help investors
February 2014|
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India’s firm stance on tax could actually help investors

by Mick Moore

  India keeps getting into arguments with foreign firms over tax; is it wise to do…
Understanding the Tax Man: How to improve public revenues in Sri Lanka
August 2012|
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Understanding the Tax Man: How to improve public revenues in Sri Lanka

by Mick Moore

In November of last year I visited Colombo, Sri Lanka, for a conference on tax and development. It…