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People advocating for Tax justice
July 2020|
Blog

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…

Kampala, Uganda
June 2020|
Blog

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….

Event
Mick Moore to give WIDER Webinar on Covid-19 and Tax in Africa
15 June 2020
Mick Moore to give WIDER Webinar on Covid-19 and Tax in Africa

On June 15th, the ICTD’s founder and Senior Fellow Professor Mick Moore (pictured on the left)…

Covid-19 and the fight against tax havens: Opportunities and risks for developing countries
May 2020|
Blog

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|
Blog

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…

News
Event summary and resources: Covid-19 and the informal economy: Covid19 and the informal economy
April 2020
Event summary and resources: Covid-19 and the informal economy

On April 16th, ICTD Research Fellows Max Gallien and Vanessa van den Boogaard hosted a virtual…

Street vendors
April 2020|
Blog

To fight Covid-19, only the formal economy is getting tax breaks. The informal economy may be asked to foot the bill

by Vanessa van den Boogaard & Max Gallien

As the world grapples with the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, vulnerable workers in the informal…

woman at cashier
April 2020|
Blog

How can African tax collectors help cope with the economic impacts of Covid-19?

by Mick Moore

There is no scarcity of criticism of the methods that OECD governments have used – and…

The impact of Covid-19 on global digital tax negotiations
April 2020|
Blog

The impact of Covid-19 on global digital tax negotiations

by Rasmus Corlin Christensen

Hour for hour, day for day, the world is changing due to the rapid spread of…

News
ICTD's response to the COVID-19 pandemic
March 2020
ICTD’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Due to the unprecedented challenges and risks posed by the global spread of COVID-19, the ICTD…

Ebola check point
March 2020|
Blog

Fill the gaps, feel the pain: Insights from Sierra Leone on an epidemic’s impact on local taxation, public services, and the poor

by Vanessa van den Boogaard

With over 16,000 deaths globally and the number of cases growing each day, the calamitous impacts…

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