OECD: Decarbonisation and Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations

June 11, 2023

On 6 June 2023 the OECD published a working paper with the title Decarbonisation and intergovernmental fiscal relations: Policy challenges and reform options by Luiz de Mello and Teresa Ter-Minassian. The study represents the latest in a series of

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IMF: Mining Revenues and Inclusive Development in Guinea

May 13, 2023

An IMF working paper on Mining Revenues and Inclusive Development in Guinea by A. Badel and R.F. Lyngaas was published on 29 April 2023. The working paper looked at the potential benefits from increasing the taxation of the foreign extractive

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IMF Report Looks at Tanzania’s Economy

May 02, 2023

On 24 April 2023 the IMF issued a report following the first review of the extended credit facility (ECF) Arrangement and the 2023 Article IV Consultation with Tanzania. Tanzania’s economic reform program is continuing well despite the

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IMF press briefing discusses World Economic Outlook for April 2021

April 10, 2021

The IMF press briefing following the publication of the World Economic Outlook for April 2021 clarified some issues arising. Phasing out support The fiscal support provided by countries during the pandemic should be well targeted to affected

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Virtual meeting of top-level government officials in African countries on UNCTAD report

November 02, 2020

A high-level meeting was convened by the UN on the role of Extractive Industries in financing sustainable development in Africa. Participants included top-level government officials Mr. Abdulla Hamdok, the prime minister of

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UN: Proposed updates to Model Tax Convention

April 19, 2019

On 3 April 2019 a number of papers were released by the UN in advance of the meeting of the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters planned for 23 to 26 April 2019. These papers included suggested amendments to the UN

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OECD: Call for Comments on Tax Morale and Developing Countries

April 16, 2019

On 10 April 2019 the OECD issued a call for comments on its work on tax morale. Tax morale is often defined as the intrinsic motivation to pay taxes. A first draft of its future publication on the subject was presented at a conference on the role

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OECD: Forum on Tax Administration meeting discusses work plans

March 28, 2019

From 26 to 28 March 2019 the twelfth plenary meeting of the OECD Forum on Tax Administration (FTA) took place with delegates including senior tax officials, business representatives and international organisations. The main themes discussed were

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IMF: Corporate taxation in the global economy

March 25, 2019

On 10 March 2019 the IMF reported that the Executive Board have been discussing a policy paper on Corporate Taxation in The Global Economy , looking at the way forward in the international tax system. Problems arise from the allocation of risk

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OECD: Morocco joins the inclusive framework on BEPS

March 12, 2019

On 9 March 2019 the OECD announced that Morocco has joined the Inclusive Framework on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). This means that a total of 129 countries and jurisdictions are taking part in the Inclusive Framework. The countries

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OECD: Consultation on Addressing Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy

March 10, 2019

On 13 and 14 March 2019 the OECD is to hold a public consultation on the tax challenges of the digitalisation of the economy. This is related to the work on action 1 of the G20/ OECD action plan on base erosion and profit shifting. The consultation

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OECD: Taxpayer input required for eighth batch of dispute resolution peer reviews

February 20, 2019

The OECD announced on19 February 2019 that it is currently collecting taxpayer input in preparation for the eight batch of stage 1 peer reviews in relation to improving the tax treaty dispute resolution process under Action 14 of the project on base

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OECD: Comment period extended on tax challenges of digitalisation

February 19, 2019

On 19 February 2019 the OECD announced that the consultation period in relation to the public consultation document on possible solutions to the tax challenges of digitalisation has been extended to 6 March 2019. The public consultation meeting on

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UK: Support for Tax Capacity Building

February 19, 2019

On 19 February 2019 the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) announced new assistance to give support to developing countries in generating greater tax revenue, tackling tax avoidance and creating a level playing field for

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OECD: Consultation document on tax challenges to the digital economy

February 14, 2019

On 13 February 2019 the OECD’s Inclusive Framework published a consultation document on issues relating to the tax challenges of digitalisation of the economy. This follows the publication on 29 January 2019 of a Policy Note and the agreement of

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IMF discussion note looks at tax rises necessary to achieve SDGs

February 10, 2019

An IMF staff discussion note issued on 25 January 2019 entitled “Fiscal Policy and Development: Human, Social, and Physical Investments for the SDGs” examines the tax rises needed in emerging economies and less developed countries to make the

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OECD: Tax Talk Summarises Latest Tax Developments

February 05, 2019

An OECD Tax Talk held on 29 January 2019 summarised the latest tax developments. Tax and Digitalisation A Policy Note agreed by the Inclusive Framework was issued in January 2019. A public consultation document is to be released in February 2019

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OECD announces progress made in addressing harmful tax practices

January 30, 2019

On 29 January 2019 the OECD released a publication entitled “Harmful Tax Practices – 2018 Progress Report on Preferential Regimes”. This contains results to show that jurisdictions are pursuing their commitment to the standard on harmful tax

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