ATI, CEP and IDOS Initiate Community of Practice on Tax Expenditures

The ATI regional workshop series on tax expenditures (TEs), organised jointly with the Council on Economic Policies (CEP) and the German Institute for Development and Sustainability (IDOS) concluded with its last iteration in Kathmandu, Nepal, in May 2024. Over the span from July 2022 to May 2024, six workshops were conducted across three regions (West Africa, East Africa, and Asia). The workshops brought together officials from ministries of finance, revenue authorities, and parliaments. The primary objectives were to provide capacity building, facilitate knowledge transfer to ATI partner countries, and establish robust regional networks of TE experts.

Building on the momentum and vast interest generated by these workshops, ATI, CEP and IDOS are initiating a Community of Practice (CoP) 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 interested parties a platform to continue engaging in discussions around TE estimation, evaluation, reporting, and reform.

A survey to gather feedback

The CoP will hold regular virtual meetings with a duration of between 60 and 90 minutes. Each meeting shall feature technical inputs from international experts or representatives from participant countries, with the remaining time dedicated to discussion and exchange among participants. The co-organizers have launched a survey to better understand the expectations, choices of discussion topics, and logistical preferences of the participants. The insights gathered from this survey will be instrumental in refining the agenda for the Community of Practice on Tax Expenditures.

To take part in the survey, click HERE.

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