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Global Tax Expenditures Database – Official Launch
Upcoming: 16 June 2021, 15.00-17.30 CET | OnlineConferences, Fiscal | Tags: Inequality, Sustainability, Tax Expenditures, Tax Reform
The Council on Economic Policies (CEP) and the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) are launching the «Global Tax Expenditures Database» (GTED): www.GTED.net with an online conference... continue reading
Tax Incentives for Investment. Old and New Challenges for International Trade
Upcoming: 24 June, 2021 14.00-17.00 CET | OnlineFiscal, Workshops | Tags: Digitalization, Investment, Tax Expenditures, Tax Incentives
Despite their stated goals including attracting FDI, creating employment and boosting R&D and innovation, tax incentives for investment are often ineffective. Indeed, several provisions are redundant and hence end-up triggering... continue reading
Digital Taxes and Trade in Services
Upcoming: 10 June, 2021 14.00-17.00 CET | OnlineTrade, Workshops | Tags: Digital Tax, Services Trade
International income tax rules rest on the principles that taxes are paid in the jurisdiction where the company has physical presence, taxes are based on profits, and there are profit... continue reading
Reforming Tax Expenditures – Challenges and Barriers in the United States
14 April, 2021 20.00 CET, 14.00 EDT | OnlineFiscal, Panel | Tags: Tax Expenditures, Tax Reform
This event will address the main challenges and barriers holding back reform of the tax expenditure system in the US including: The politics of tax expenditures “Negative” and “positive” tax expenditures Collecting racial,... continue reading
Governing Finance – The Case for a New Playbook
Alexander Barkawi and Simon Zadek | 7 April 2021Blog, Monetary | Tags: Central Banks, Climate Change, Digital Finance, Employment, Financial Supervision, Governing Finance, Inequality, Sustainability
Finance impacts all aspects of our lives, from our economies to social cohesion to the ecological systems we depend on for our very survival. As a result, the implications of... continue reading