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Row over UN tax body is a needless distraction for developing nations
July 2015|
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Row over UN tax body is a needless distraction for developing nations

by Paddy Carter

When an international development conference in Addis Ababa almost collapsed last week, the confrontation emerged from an obscure and…
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…
New UNCTAD Paper on Corporate Tax in Developing Countries
April 2015|
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New UNCTAD Paper on Corporate Tax in Developing Countries

The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has published a major new study on corporate tax, which…
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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…
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January 2015|
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How Property Tax Would Benefit Africa

by Mick Moore & Nara Monkam

New publication by Nara Monkam and Mick Moore The developmental benefits of governments taxing citizens, even…
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…
Newer and Better? Reflections on a new dataset on taxation and development
January 2015|
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Newer and Better? Reflections on a new dataset on taxation and development

by Morten Jerven

  It is said that nothing in this world can be said to be certain, except death…
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October 2014|
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Role of Tax Structures on Economic Growth: New evidence

by Kyle McNabb

The past three decades have seen sweeping changes in the means by which many developing countries…
Why Good Tax Data Matters in Africa
October 2014|
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Why Good Tax Data Matters in Africa

  Big data has been creeping in all aspects of our lives. There is now an unimaginably…
October 2014|
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Property tax in Africa: the ‘Cinderella’ of revenue instruments and why it matters for development

by Tom Goodfellow

It is well-established that urban property tax is among the most underutilised revenue sources in Africa. Many cities…
ICTD Government Revenue Dataset: Best Bet for Tax Data and Research
October 2014|
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ICTD Government Revenue Dataset: Best Bet for Tax Data and Research

by Kyle McNabb

  I recently had the privilege of attending the launch of the ICTD Government Revenue Dataset…