Wednesday 24 July 2019 at 10:00AM (CEST/Paris time)

 

The sixth edition of the tax policy publication Revenue Statistics in Asian and Pacific Economies will be launched on Wednesday, 24 July 2019. The report provides an overview of the main taxation trends from 1990 to 2017 in 17 countries, including Vanuatu for the first time.

 

This edition includes a special feature exploring the operations of tax administrations in the region, produced in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

 

Revenue Statistics in Asian and Pacific Economies 2019 is a joint publication by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, the OECD Development Centre with the co-operation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Pacific Islands Tax Administrators Association (PITAA) and the Pacific Community (SPC) and the  support of the European Union. Its approach is based on the OECD Revenue Statistics database methodology, which provides internationally comparable data on tax levels and tax structures.

 

Revenue Statistics in Asian and Pacific Economies 2019 will be under embargo until Wednesday, 24 July at 10:00AM (CEST/Paris time). Advance copies will be available the day before release.

 

Requests for advance copies or interviews should be directed to Bochra.Kriout@oecd.org (tel: +33 1 45 24 82 96) or Hazel.Healy@oecd.org  (Tel.: +33 1 45 24 82 40).

 

In asking to receive copies under embargo, journalists undertake to respect the OECD's embargo procedures.

 

Please note: The OECD's embargo rules prohibit any broadcast, news wire service or Internet transmission of text or information about this report before the stated release time. They also prohibit any communication of the contents of the report or any comment on its forecasts or conclusions to any outside party whatsoever before the stated release time. News organisations receiving OECD material under embargo have been informed that if they breach the OECD's embargo rules they will automatically be excluded in the future from receiving embargoed information.