ICTD work featured in The Economist
The Economist published an article on June 19 about Freetown’s new property tax system which will raise up to 5x more revenue in a fairer way. Through this process, the city received technical support from the ICTD and International Growth Centre (IGC), and aid from the UK government. Read the article here. Learn more about the reform in our blog “Freetown just implemented a new property tax system that could quintuple revenue“. Learn more about our African Property Tax Initiative here.
Vanessa van den Boogaard blog mentioned in Tax Notes featured analysis
ICTD researcher Vanessa van den Boogaard’s blog, “Fill the gaps, feel the pain: Insights from Sierra Leone on an epidemic’s impact on local taxation, public services, and the poor” was mentioned in Tax Notes’ featured analysis “Gender Blind Isn’t Gender Neutral: Why Tax Policy Responses to COVID-19 Must Consider Women” by Michelle Harding, Grace Perez-Navarro, and Hannah Simon. The piece was original published on the OECD Ecoscope blog here.
Martin Hearson quoted in Law360
ICTD Research Fellow Martin Hearson was quoted in Law360’s article, “Failed Trade Negotiations Cast Shadow On Global Tax Talks” published on May 28.
Wilson Prichard blog published on African Arguments and republished to AllAfrica
ICTD CEO Wilson Prichard’s blog “Freetown just implemented a new tax system that could quintuple revenue” co-authored with Abou Bakarr Kamara and Niccoló Meriggi was published as a top story on African Arguments. It was also republished to AllAfrica.
Wilson Prichard quoted in Bloomberg Tax article
The ICTD’s CEO Wilson Prichard was interviewed for Bloomberg Tax’s article “Countries Seek New Revenue Sources to Pay for Virus Relief”. He is quoted arguing for expanding the enforcement of existing taxes, particularly on property, in order to finance pandemic response and recovery. Read his related blog “To respond to Covid-19, African governments should prioritise taxing the rich”.
Rasmus Corlin Christensen interviewed on Danish television
ICTD Research Associate Rasmus Corlin Christensen was interviewed by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation’s TV news programme “Deadline” about how the Covid-19 crisis amplifies issues of globalisation, including tax havens. He spoke about recent controversies over tax havens and flags of convenience used in the shipping industry, and how the pandemic is underscoring their negative impacts. Watch the segment in Danish here (starting around 21:15).
Wilson Prichard blog republished to African Arguments and AllAfrica
ICTD CEO Wilson Prichard’s blog “To help respond to Covid-19, African governments should prioritise taxing the rich” was republished by the African Arguments blog series Debating Ideas and AllAfrica.
Mick Moore blog republished to African Arguments and AllAfrica
Senior Fellow Mick Moore’s blog “How can African tax collectors help cope with the economic impacts of Covid-19” was republished by the African Arguments blog series Debating Ideas and AllAfrica.
Vanessa van den Boogaard blog republished to African Arguments and AllAfrica
ICTD researcher Vanessa van den Boogaard’s blog “Fill the gaps, feel the pain: Insights from Sierra Leone on an epidemic’s impact on local taxation, public services, and the poor” was republished by the African Arguments blog series Debating Ideas and AllAfrica.
Tax Notes writes article summarising ICTD virtual roundtable
On April 16th, ICTD Research Fellows Max Gallien and Vanessa van den Boogaard hosted a virtual roundtable on Covid-19 and the informal economy, with speakers Kate Meagher, Rachel Moussie, Umair Javed, and Gerard McCarthy. Tax Notes wrote an article summarising the discussion here.
Rasmus Corlin Christensen featured in Danish national newspaper
ICTD researcher Rasmus Corlin Christensen was featured in Danish national newspaper Weekendavisen for his work in tax research. Read the article online here.
Max Gallien writes op-ed for Middle East Eye on informal economies in North Africa and COVID-19
ICTD Research Fellow Max Gallien wrote an op-ed for Middle East Eye, “How coronavirus threatens North Africa’s informal workers“. Read his related blog co-written with Vanessa van den Boogaard “To fight Covid-19, only the formal economy is getting tax breaks. The informal economy may be asked to foot the bill“.