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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Confronting Climate Change in the Philippines: Building Resilience while Cutting Emissions
Patrick Lenain | 13 February 2026
Fiscal,
Blog | Tags:
Carbon Pricing,
Climate Risks,
Energy,
Renewables,
The Philippines
Climate change is not a distant threat for the Philippines. Preparing for a warmer and more volatile future will require building on past progress in investing into climate change adaptation, combined with carbon pricing and cleaner power generation.
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Scale and Oversight of Tax Expenditures in Ireland
Flurim Aliu and
Christian von Haldenwang | 10 February 2026
Fiscal,
Testimonies | Tags:
Ireland,
Parliaments,
Tax Expenditures
Tax expenditures are introduced to promote investment, employment, welfare policy objectives, or environmental goals, among others. Yet systematic evaluations remain rare ...
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Industrial Policy: ‘Europe Can No Longer Afford the Inefficiency of a National Patchwork’
Patrick Lenain and
Rens van Tilburg | 30 January 2026
Fiscal,
Commentary | Tags:
Competition,
Decarbonization,
Europe,
Fiscal Space,
Industrial Policy
Faced with American and Chinese competition, Europe must undertake a radical shift: move from a mosaic of national subsidies to a unified and more intelligent industrial policy, argue Patrick Lenain and Rens van Tilburg.
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Economic Policies for Affordable, Secure and Clean Energy: Sharing Insights, Seizing Synergies, Driving Progress
26-27 January 2026 | Zurich, Switzerland | By Invitation
Fiscal,
Roundtables | Tags:
Decarbonization,
Energy,
Fossil Fuel Subsidies,
Industrial Policy,
Renewables
Ensuring access to affordable, secure, and clean energy ranks at the top of economic policy agendas around the world. While the objective is a global priority, and international coordination is key, policy frameworks at the national level are vital to pursue this goal.
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Direction Ahead for Low-Carbon Development Finance in Vietnam
Patrick Lenain | 15 January 2026
Fiscal,
Monetary,
Commentary | Tags:
Economic Growth,
Energy,
Governing Finance,
Industrial Policy,
Vietnam
Climate finance is featured prominently in international climate negotiations, and a number of countries have published climate finance strategies outlining investment needs for mitigation and adaptation. Yet a narrow focus on climate finance risks missing the point.
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Tax Expenditures Country Report: Zambia
Evaristo Mwale | 18 December 2025
Fiscal,
Discussion Notes | Tags:
GTED,
GTETI,
Tax Expenditures,
Zambia
Over the years, Zambia has adopted a range of tax incentives through rate adjustments, exemptions, and deferrals—to encourage investment, promote industrial growth, and stimulate trade. These policy tools reflect the government’s broader commitment ...
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Tax Expenditures Country Report: Mexico
Alejandra Macías Sánchez,
José Luis Clavellina Miller,
Jonathan Hernández Reséndiz and
Juan Pablo López Reynosa | 10 December 2025
Fiscal,
Discussion Notes | Tags:
GTED,
GTETI,
Mexico,
Tax Expenditures
In Mexico, tax expenditures refer to all fiscal measures that reduce public revenue by granting preferential tax treatment relative to the benchmark system. These include deductions, exemptions, tax credits, differentiated rates and tax incentives ...
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