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Mind the SDG gap: don’t forget sustainable domestic financing

Domestic resource mobilisation is a priority as a means to increase national capacity to finance the SDGs. Taxes are already the largest single source of financing, and have the potential for growth. As while the average level of taxes in developing countries remains low, countries have shown capacity to expand their revenues.

Tax Morale - What Drives People and Businesses to Pay Tax?

Tax and Development Programme: Curbing Wasteful Tax Incentives

Under pressure to offer internationally-competitive tax environments, developing countries offer generous tax breaks that undermine their domestic resource mobilisation efforts with little demonstrable benefit in terms of increased investment. To assist developing countries, the Task Force on Tax and Development has developed a set of Principles to enhance the transparency and governance of tax incentives for developing countries.

Tax literacy for school children and university students is key for fostering a culture of tax compliance

Taxpayer education is the bridge linking tax administration and citizens and a key tool to transform tax culture. Covering innovative strategies in 28 countries, this publication offers ideas and inspiration for taxpayer education, literacy and outreach. The presentation ceremony, which took place in Bolivia, was attended by representatives of EuropeAid, EUROsociAL, Bolivia's National Tax Service and the OECD.

Helen Clark: Speech at launch of UNDP-OECD collaboration on Tax Inspectors without Borders

UNDP is pleased to join OECD to take “Tax Inspectors without Borders” to scale. There is strong demand from tax administrations in developing countries, for practical assistance like this. Our joint programme being launched today aims to meet this demand, building on the success of the pilot phase, and drawing on the comparative strength of our two organisations.

6th ITD Global Conference

The International Tax Dialogue (ITD) is organising its 6th global conference at the OECD. This year’s conference will focus on Tax and the Environment, an issue of growing importance and of direct relevance in the lead up to the COP21 meeting taking place later in the year. The ITD is a joint initiative of the EC, IDB, IMF, OECD, World Bank and CIAT.

Building Tax Culture, Compliance and Citizenship - A Global Source Book on Taxpayer Education

Building a more resilient international tax system to support sustainable growth: an update on BEPS, exchange of information and the tax and development programme

In 2013, a Declaration on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting was adopted at the Ministerial Council Meeting (MCM), and this was followed in 2014 with the Declaration on Automatic Exchange of Information in Tax Matters. Both Declarations called for updates on the progress made in these important areas, and this report sets out the key developments in both areas over the last 12 months.

Part 2 of a report to G20 Development Working Group on the impact of BEPS in Low Income Countries

At the G20’s request, the OECD is leading the development of a strategy to address base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). The Development Working Group has asked the OECD to draw together the experiences of developing countries and international organisations in a report on the main sources of BEPS in developing countries and how these relate to the OECD/G20 BEPS Action Plan on this issue.

Part 1 of a report to G20 Development Working Group on the impact of BEPS in Low Income Countries

At the G20’s request, the OECD is leading the development of a strategy to address base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). The Development Working Group has asked the OECD to draw together the experiences of developing countries and international organisations in a report on the main sources of BEPS in developing countries and how these relate to the OECD/G20 BEPS Action Plan on this issue.