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The Global Tax Expenditures Database Keeps Growing: Discover the New Features
Council on Economic Policies | 6 May 2025Fiscal, News | Tags: GTED, Tax Expenditures
The Council on Economic Policies (CEP) and the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) released the latest version of the Global Tax Expenditures Database (GTED) with expanded coverage and... continue reading
Shedding Light on the Use of Tax Expenditures for Social Spending
Flurim Aliu and Agustin Redonda | 5 May 2025Fiscal, Blog | Tags: Inequality, Social Protecion, Tax Expenditures
When we think of government spending on social programmes, we generally picture direct cash transfers, public healthcare, education and subsidized housing. Yet a significant portion of social spending happens outside... continue reading
International Trade Law and Global Data Governance: the Digital Single Market in Africa
25 April 2025 |14.00-15.00 CET | OnlineTrade, Webinar | Tags: Africa, Data Governance, Digital Economy, Services Trade
In a fireside-style conversation Rutendo Tavengerwei and Neha Mishra explore the interface between data governance in the African digital single market, national law, and global data governance frameworks.... continue reading
Hitting the Mark: Design Choices in Targeted Refinancing
Muhammad Qaisar | 17 April 2025Monetary, Blog | Tags: Central Banks, Targeted Refinancing Lines
To target their objectives, central banks have a broad toolbox. Each of their instruments has impacts on a range of their goals and must be calibrated accordingly. The critical role... continue reading
FfD4 Countdown: A Watered-Down Proposal on Tax Expenditures Risks Undermining Countries’ Domestic Revenue Mobilization
Alexandra Readhead, Agustin Redonda, Christian von Haldenwang, Giovanni Occhiali and Hazel Granger | 17 April 2025Fiscal, Blog | Tags: Domestic Revenue Mobilization, Investment, Tax Expenditures
At the Fourth Conference on Financing for Development in June, countries must commit to greater oversight of tax expenditures, including implementing minimum reporting standards, and rationalizing ineffective or harmful tax... continue reading