ODI is looking for PFM #consultants to support PFM reforms of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning in Sudan. See the link below for more information. odi.org/en/careers/con…

Here are ODI's suggested 4 priorities for the G20, including how lower income countries can benefit from the proposed global tax reforms:

UK House of Commons debate this pm on Office Development Assistance is based on 3 myths odi.org/en/insights/th…

Ever wanted to know how to estimate how much revenue might be raised from a new tax proposal? or how to assess which policy options might work best? Two new guides from TaxDev could help - see the link below and let us know what you think! taxdev.org/news-events/ta…

Proud to have contributed to this new book from ATAF on Africa's fiscal response to the pandemic. My chapter examines policy options for sustainable economic recovery with limited fiscal space:

We hope you can join us for this tax conference - I will be chairing a policy session on behalf of #TaxDev where policymakers will be sharing their experiences on designing 'novel' taxes!

Join me as I chair a session with policymakers and practitioners at the World Bank Tax Conference today at 1pm (GMT+1) on behalf of #TaxDev and ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social where we will discuss practical and political challenges of implementing health, environment and digital taxes #WBTaxConf

In one in four African countries, an individual would be liable for income tax if their wage was less than or equal to the international poverty line of $1.90 a day! One of the insights from our new #TaxDev Employment Income Taxes Dataset - see below to join the launch event:

Through #TaxDev we will again be supporting this year's World Bank Annual Tax Conference and are looking for researchers to submit papers on the very important topic of "Global Tax Equity" by 10th July:

Do informal and religious taxes and transfers have a role in addressing inequality? This #TaxDev study on Pakistan's Zakat and informal taxes and transfers provides some new insights:

The World Bank Annual Tax Conference on Global Tax Equity brings together policymakers and researchers from around the World. TaxDev will be well-represented, including presentations from my colleagues, Kyle McNabb and Laura Abramovsky. Sign up here and hope you can join!

!New ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social Working Paper! Joint w/ Hazel Granger & Harshil Parekh, we draw lessons from our experiences supporting tax expenditure reporting via #TaxDev in Uganda🇺🇬& Rwanda🇷🇼 odi.org/en/publication… (Short thread)

Within-country income inequality is rising and more evidence suggests it is harmful to economic growth - but how can lower income countries redistribute more with limited tax and social safety nets? Our ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social review of fiscal policy and income inequality discusses how:

One of the ways tax systems can become more equitable and efficient is by evaluating and reforming unfair and non-transparent tax 'expenditure' - here's how countries can start the process by improving tax expenditure reporting, based on our #TaxDev experience in Uganda & Rwanda:

Lots of learning going on this week between governments in Africa and the TaxDev team on estimation and reporting on the often murky world of tax 'expenditure' !

Last month @theIFS, ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social & officials from our #TaxDev partners (🇪🇹🇬🇭🇱🇷🇷🇼🇺🇬) gathered in Kampala for our Tax Expenditures Workshop. Everything will soon be online. In the first of three blogposts I discuss three issues that kept coming up! [1/5] taxdev.org/news-events/th…

Our 5th annual Research Conference with @worldbank Institute for Fiscal Studies @ODI_global will be different this year! Not just on tax, but 'The Political Economy of Public Finances' To be held in London on Sept 21-22. Details and call for papers by 15th May: taxdev.org/news-events/ca…

Excited to be hosting this discussion next week - please join us online or in-person to hear about how tax reforms have been influenced by civil society!

These are interesting times for global tax cooperation and addressing inequality - can a minimum tax on the super rich be agreed now that there's agreement on a global corporate tax?

Anyone interested in submitting papers for the next World Bank ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social Institute for Fiscal Studies Public Finance conference, details are out now (see below). The theme is "Public Finance and Structural Transformation" - can't wait to see what people are working on!