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Small house in Lagos
July 2020|
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Insecurity underpins property rights in Lagos – no matter what class you are

by Tom Goodfellow & Olly Owen

Recurrent episodes of marginal communities being evicted from the waterfronts of Lagos have made global media headlines over…
The unintended consequences of taxing mobile money transactions
July 2020|
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The unintended consequences of taxing mobile money transactions

by Killian Clifford

Mobile money taxation is, for some, a controversial topic. One the one hand, it is critical…
Three white arrows pointing in different directions
July 2020|
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Can developing countries do better than the Unified Approach?

by Jeroen Lammers

Developing countries lose substantial revenues every year to corporate tax avoidance, exacerbated by globalization and digitalization….
People advocating for Tax justice
July 2020|
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Building coalitions to promote equitable taxation beyond the Covid era

by Vanessa van den Boogaard, Jason Lakin & Paolo de Renzio

This piece is co-published with the International Budget Partnership.  Since its onset, governments the world over…
How can mirror statistics help combat customs fraud in developing countries?
June 2020|
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How can mirror statistics help combat customs fraud in developing countries? 

by Gaël Raballand & Christopher Grigoriou

International money laundering and international illicit financial flows (IFFs) are major problems for poor and rich…
Kampala, Uganda
June 2020|
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Uganda should tax “Covid-19 winners” to fill revenue gaps

by Graeme Stewart-Wilson & Ronald Waiswa

Globally, governments are adjusting their tax policies to help address the effects of the coronavirus pandemic….
Protest for MPs to pay their taxes in Uganda
June 2020|
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How can civil society help achieve more equitable and accountable tax systems?

by Vanessa van den Boogaard

There is growing international attention on tax collection in low-income countries. This attention is only amplifying…
International tax experts
May 2020|
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What should a ‘new deal’ on international tax look like for developing countries?

by Alexandra Readhead, Michael Durst, Sol Picciotto, Mustapha Ndajiwo, Catherine Ngina Mutava, Lakshmi Narayanan, Joy Ndubai, Anthony Kibirige, Allison Christians & Alexander Ezenagu

The OECD secretariat recently proposed a “stock taking exercise” to “re-examine how international tax rules currently…
How should we tax after the pandemic?
May 2020|
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How should we tax after the pandemic?

by Mick Moore & Wilson Prichard

Globally, tax collections are declining. Governments have cancelled or postponed some tax dues in the effort…
Freetown just implemented a new property tax system that could quintuple revenue
May 2020|
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Freetown just implemented a new property tax system that could quintuple revenue

by Wilson Prichard, Abou Bakarr Kamara & Niccoló Meriggi

In the next few weeks, residents of Freetown are expecting to receive new property tax bills…
Covid-19 and the fight against tax havens: Opportunities and risks for developing countries
May 2020|
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Covid-19 and the fight against tax havens: Opportunities and risks for developing countries

by Rasmus Corlin Christensen

In the wake of the global financial crisis of 2007-08, tax havens became a hot topic…
Picture of Lagos
April 2020|
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To help respond to Covid-19, African governments should prioritise taxing the rich

by Wilson Prichard

So far, policy discussions about tax responses to Covid-19 have focused overwhelmingly on how to offer…