VAT and Social Equity: The Case of Period Products
Stefanie Geringer | 18 May 2026
Fiscal,
Blog | Tags:
Gender,
Inequality,
Tax Expenditures,
VAT
Value added tax (VAT) is one of the most important revenue sources for the 21st-century tax and welfare state. This holds true for OECD Member Countries as well as EU Member States, and more so for low-income countries.
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Why Tax Expenditure Reporting Is a Missing Link in Financing for Development
Alexandra Readhead,
Agustin Redonda,
Christian von Haldenwang,
Giovanni Occhiali,
Giulia Mascagni and
Harshil Parekh | 21 April 2026
Fiscal,
Blog | Tags:
Domestic Revenue Mobilization,
GTED,
Tax Expenditures
With aid budgets shrinking and debt vulnerabilities mounting, the $4 trillion governments forgo annually through exemptions, credits, and preferential rates demands greater transparency and accountability.
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8th Virtual Meeting of the Community of Practice on Tax Expenditures: Assessments and Reform
16 April 2026 | 14.00-15.30 CEST | Online
Fiscal,
Workshops | Tags:
Brazil,
Domestic Revenue Mobilization,
Tax Expenditures,
Uruguay,
VAT
The 8th virtual CoP meeting put a spotlight on assessments and reform experiences related to tax expenditures, particularly in Brazil and Uruguay.
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Japan Shifts to a New Fiscal Anchor
Matthew Poggi | 15 April 2026
Fiscal,
Blog | Tags:
Debt,
Fiscal Rules,
Japan
Japan is redefining the framework that anchors its public finances. Following the belated approval of the 2026 financial year budget, attention will turn to the Sanae Takaichi administration’s shift from a single-year primary balance target towards a medium-term approach centred on stabilising the debt-to-gross domestic product ratio.
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How Can Ministries of Finance Support the Low-Carbon Transition Through Coherent ‘Policy Packages’?
Patrick Lenain | 13 April 2026
Fiscal,
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Carbon Pricing,
Energy,
Industrial Policy,
Policy Coherence,
Tax Expenditures
The transition towards greener and more resilient economies is one of the defining economic opportunities of our time. From growth and innovation to enhanced competitiveness and long-term savings, the potential gains are substantial.
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Insurance Protection for Climate-Resilient Progress
Patrick Lenain | 27 March 2026
Fiscal,
Monetary,
Commentary | Tags:
Climate Risks,
Insurance,
Vietnam
This op-ed was first published in the Vietnam Investment Review. The World Bank has estimated that about $300 billion of the country’s commercial and industrial assets are vulnerable to climate-related disasters. Patrick Lenain, senior associate at the Council on Economic Policies, looks at the gaps
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How Ministries of Finance can Support Coherent Climate Policy Packages | Panel Discussion & Launch
10 March 2026 | 15.00 CET | Online
Fiscal,
Panel | Tags:
Carbon Pricing,
Decarbonization,
Energy,
Industrial Policy,
Innovation,
Policy Coherence,
Tax Expenditures
This webinar, hosted by the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action, presented key findings from a new report on how finance ministries can design and support coherent climate policy packages.
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Governing Tax Expenditures: Lessons from Four Advanced and Emerging Market Economies
Sofia Berg,
Sanjeev Gupta and
Agustin Redonda | 2 March 2026
Fiscal,
Blog | Tags:
Brazil,
Domestic Revenue Mobilization,
France,
India,
Tax Expenditures,
United Kingdom
This blog builds on four Tax Expenditures Country Reports published within the series hosted by CEP and IDOS, and shows how Brazil, France, India, and the United Kingdom govern tax expenditures across three critical dimensions: benchmark definition, reporting, and evaluation.
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7th Virtual Meeting of the Community of Practice on Tax Expenditures: Tax Gap Analysis with TE Data
26 February 2026 | 15.00-16.30 CET | Online
Fiscal,
Workshops | Tags:
Domestic Revenue Mobilization,
GTED,
Tax Expenditures
The latest meeting of the Community of Practice on Tax Expenditures (CoP), organised in cooperation with the ATI Community of Interest on Tax Gap, focused on tax gap analysis with particular emphasis on the use of TE data.
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How Ministries of Finance can Support Coherent Climate Policy Packages
Council on Economic Policies | 26 February 2026
Fiscal,
Discussion Notes | Tags:
Carbon Pricing,
Decarbonization,
Energy,
Industrial Policy,
Innovation,
Policy Coherence,
Tax Expenditures
The success of the low-carbon transition will depend less on isolated climate measures than on the ability of governments to design and sustain coherent policy packages that align fiscal, energy, and industrial objectives.
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