ATI, CEP and IDOS Initiate Community of Practice on Tax Expenditures
Council on Economic Policies | 26 September 2024
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Tax Expenditures The Community of Practice (CoP) on Tax Expenditures aspires to leverage the collective expertise of its members to enhance TE governance across ministries of finance, revenue administrations, parliaments, and beyond. This joint initiative will provide all attendees from ATI partner countries as well as other
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Invisible Costs: The Transparency Gap in Japan’s Tax Benefits
Dai Yagihara and
Flurim Aliu | 20 September 2024
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Tax Expenditures Tax expenditures include tax credits, exemptions, deductions and other reductions in tax liabilities intended to promote specific policy goals. Japan stands out as one of only two G20 countries, alongside Saudi Arabia, that does not report the cost of such tax benefits in a comprehensive
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How California Leaders Can Improve the Oversight and Evaluation of State Tax Expenditures
Kayla Kitson | 6 September 2024
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United States In California, tax expenditures — defined in state law as a “credit, deduction, exclusion, exemption, or any other tax benefit as provided for by the state” — represent a significant revenue cost to the state. In recent years, the estimated cost to the state’s General
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Addressing Gender Disparities in Tax Expenditures
Sofia Berg,
Giulia Mascagni and
Caroline Othim | 3 September 2024
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Inequality,
Tax Expenditures Understanding the interaction between tax expenditures and gender-based inequalities is essential to ensure that the tax system is fair and equitable – including gender equality in tax matters and the economy more broadly.
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