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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…
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…
DRC
April 2015|
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ICTD Supports New Project On Conflict And Taxation In Congo

The International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) is supporting two new and important projects in…
Governing Lagos: The Politics of Reform in Nigeria’s Megacity
January 2015|
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Governing Lagos: The Politics of Reform in Nigeria’s Megacity

An excellent new study shows how reforming Governors of Lagos State, Nigeria constructed a new social contract around…
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…