Despite the loud protests and misinformation, despite the Trump administration cutting taxes like there's no tomorrow, there's a wealth tax wave that's rising across US states...we look at the most...
"Without taxation, states cannot finance the investments that markets and credit alone will never provide."
Speaking at the Club de Madrid Annual Policy Dialogue 2026, ICRICT José Antonio Ocampo,...
The Institute for Government is pleased to welcome Dan Tomlinson MP, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, to share his experiences as the sole departmental minister for His Majesty’s Revenue and Cu...
How much do tax incentives really cost, and how can governments measure their impact?
Tax expenditures are often invisible in government budgets, yet they play a significant role in shaping public...
This video delves into how proactive communication—general education, targeted messages, behavioral “nudges,” segmentation, and data analytics—can improve timely payment and prevent tax debt from a...
Tax and anti-corruption
Corruption erodes trust in tax systems, making people less willing to comply when they see no return. UNODC brings countries together to share strengths, address gaps, and build integrity for faire...
While it is true that death and taxes are unavoidable, good tax policies can help delay the inevitable. So-called sin taxes on alcohol, tobacco, sugar, and other harmful products can raise revenues...
Argentina's 2017 tax reform demonstrates that even well-designed, carefully negotiated fiscal reforms can fail to deliver results if they lack the political credibility needed to convince investors...
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The IRS and the Postal Service are close to their breaking points. On this episode of The Current, Katie Dunn Tenpas speaks...
Watch the full episode of The Current here: https://youtu.be/REDA6pJdhy8
The IRS and the Postal Service are close to their breaking points. On this episode of The Current, Katie Dunn Tenpas speaks...
The IRS and the Postal Service are close to their breaking points. On this episode of The Current, Katie Dunn Tenpas speaks with Senior Fellows Elena Patel and Vanessa Williamson about how cuts hav...
Join us on Thursday, April 16, at 11:30 AM ET (3:30 PM UTC) for our Governor Talks series, where IMF's Abebe Aemro Selassie hosts a Q&A with Burkina Faso's Minister of Economy and Finance, Abou...
The Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution will host a webinar discussion on the Internal Revenue Service during tax season.
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In this episode, Dr Mohammed Ibrahim is joined by Dr Alex Moyem Kombat, Head of Research and Policy of the Ghana Revenue Authority and two GDI PGRs, Anifat Ibrahim and Mohammed Damba, to discuss do...
In this clip from The Policy Fix, Helen Miller pushes back on one of the most common excuses for political inaction on tax reform. When people suggest the public just would not accept meaningful ch...
Tax and informality, peer learning and the importance of data with Petra Haingura (NamRA)
In 2025, we grouped 80 participants from over 25 countries in a three-day workshop to to discuss the taxation of informal economies.
One of the attendees was Petra Haingura who heads strategic pr...
The #UNTaxConvention negotiations are a chance to rebalance global taxing rights.
We need rules that work for people, not profits.
#MakeTaxesWorkforWomen #TaxJustice4Care
Experiences from secure data labs in South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia inspired the Honduran Revenue Administration Service to create their own data lab.
Many developing countries still collect less than 15% of GDP in taxes — a level often considered insufficient to fund essential public services. At the same time, the average African country now ne...
In Zambia, opening tax data to researchers has helped generate evidence-based recommendations on revenue and policy, strengthening the government’s capacity to serve the public.