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5 Apr 19
Tax and administrative reforms in the Caribbean drove a rebound in public revenues in Latin America in 2017, reflecting an overall recovery in the regional economy.
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2 Apr 19
The Asian Development Bank has boosted its efforts to promote good governance and the fight against corruption among developing member states.
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27 Mar 19
The public perception that some large multinational companies pay little tax has led to political demands for urgent action. It is not difficult to see why, says head of the IMF Christine Lagarde....
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25 Mar 19
Citizens in developed countries are deeply unhappy with the public services and the social benefits they receive, believing they are inadequate and unfair.
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21 Mar 19
More than half of people in developed countries believe their governments should tax the rich more to fund public services and benefits, an OECD survey has revealed.
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11 Mar 19
The French government should link pension rises to inflation for the poorest citizens, the party led by president Emmanuel Macron has said.
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8 Mar 19
The European Union has “lost its nerve” over naming and shaming tax havens as it plans to give nine countries a “clean bill of health”, according to Oxfam.
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28 Feb 19
The Italian city council in Venice has agreed to implement a fee for tourists who visit for one day only, to cover essential services such as cleaning and rubbish collection.
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12 Feb 19
More robust data is needed to better understand the relationship between public financial management reform and improved governance, says ODI’s Shakira Mustapha.
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11 Feb 19
Women in Hungary with four or more children will never have to pay income tax, the country’s prime minister has promised in a move to boost the number of babies being born.
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22 Jan 19
Taxes paid by companies remain a key source of revenue for governments around the world, despite falling rates over the past two decades, the OECD has found.
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22 Jan 19
A 1% tax increase on the world’s richest people could help governments fund public services, which would reduce poverty and inequality, Oxfam has said.
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11 Jan 19
China has said talks with the US this week “laid the foundations” to resolve the ongoing trade war.
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2 Jan 19
European Union members will step up the fight against corporate tax avoidance this year as rules to close loopholes in the system come into force.
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12 Dec 18
The International Monetary Fund has approved $3.7bn to support Angola’s economic reforms and improvements to public financial management.
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11 Dec 18
French president Emmanuel Macron has promised to increase the minimum wage and cut taxes in response to the violent ‘yellow vest’ protests across the country.
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7 Dec 18
France may bring forward planned tax cuts to quell unrest in the country - but this would have to go “hand-in-hand with a decrease in spending”, the finance minister has warned.
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4 Dec 18
The French government has announced a six-month suspension of the fuel tax that caused weeks of violent protests across the country.
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3 Dec 18
Three people have died, hundreds of people have been arrested and buildings vandalised across France following violent fuel tax protests that have been building over the last two weeks.
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19 Nov 18
The Irish prime minister has pledged to cut incomes taxes paid by average earners.
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13 Nov 18
It’s time to provide clarity on legal definitions to improve Macedonia’s VAT system, says professor of economics Marjan Petreski.
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8 Nov 18
African countries can avoid debt distress if they ensure there is an ideal balance between revenues and expenditure, a former president of the African Development Bank has told a conference.
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5 Nov 18
European governments are still making it too easy for multinational corporations to avoid paying corporation tax, campaigners have warned.
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31 Oct 18
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s tax and revenue collection is lagging behind other African countries, a joint report from multinational bodies has revealed.
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16 Oct 18
Wide-ranging reforms are needed to make Indonesia’s economy more sustainable and resilient, the OECD has said.