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Tackling Inequality Through Tax Expenditure Reform
Agustin Redonda and Rita de la Feria | 24 September 2020Fiscal, Policy Briefs | Tags: G20, Inequality, Tax Expenditures, VAT
Inequality endangers social cohesion and hampers economic growth, and as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, inequality is set to increase. Hence, the commitment of the Group of Twenty (G20)... continue reading
Trade Implications of Tax Expenditures
Agustin Redonda, Irma Mosquera Valderrama, Gilles Carbonnier, Robert Koopman, Rahul Mehrotra and Facundo Calvo | 15 September 2020Fiscal, Policy Briefs, Trade | Tags: Carbon Tax, Digitalization, Illicit Financial Flows, Tax Competition, Tax Expenditures
International trade and taxation are inextricably linked and have been high-priority issues within the Group of Twenty (G20) agenda. However, the interconnections between international trade and tax expenditures—that is, benefits... continue reading
Worthy Goals, Flawed Policies – Why Increasing Tax Deductions for Parents Can be Wrong
Agustin Redonda | 4 September 2020Blog, Fiscal | Tags: Inequality, Tax Expenditures
Tax expenditures (TEs) – also called tax benefits, tax reliefs, or simply tax subsidies – are used widely to pursue different policy objectives, e.g. boosting innovation and R&D, attracting investment... continue reading
COVID-19 and Seizing the Opportunity for Reforming Tax Expenditures in Africa
Agustin Redonda and Sanjeev Gupta | 27 July 2020Blog, Fiscal | Tags: Covid-19, Domestic Revenue Mobilization, Tax Expenditures
The resources needed for financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are estimated at USD 2.5 – 3 trillion per year. According to the IMF, low-income countries (LIC) will need, on... continue reading
The Transition to a Sustainable Post-COVID Economy Requires an Urgent Shift in Central Bank Risk Management
Pierre Monnin | 10 July 2020Blog, Monetary | Tags: Central Banks, Climate risk, Covid-19, Financial Regulation, Monetary Policy Operations, Precautionary principle
The COVID-19 crisis is profoundly and durably transforming our economies. So will the transition to a low-carbon economy, which is necessary to contain the environmental crisis ahead of us. Shifting... continue reading