Avoiding Mining Tax Relief Pitfalls During a Crisis
Alexandra Readhead | 22 May 2020
Blog,
Fiscal | Tags:
Covid-19,
Mining,
Tax Expenditures,
Taxes Establishing effective tax policy for the mining sector can be a challenge in the best of times, especially for resource-rich developing countries which may lack sector-specific experience and technical capacity. Under the pressure of a crisis, it is critical for countries to steer clear of
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The Day After Tomorrow. Designing COVID-19 Bailouts for a Sustainable Recovery
Agustin Redonda | 4 May 2020
Blog,
Fiscal,
Monetary | Tags:
Bailouts,
Climate Change,
Covid-19,
Employment,
Inequality Governments around the world are taking extraordinary measures to mitigate the economic fallout of COVID-19. Their decisions in the weeks and months ahead will shape our lives for years to come. The fiscal packages that are being adopted as well as the funding that central
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Bail, or Bailout? Tax Experts Publish 5-Step Test for Covid19 Business Bailouts
Moran Harari and
Mark Bou Mansour | 27 April 2020
Blog,
Fiscal | Tags:
Bailouts,
Covid-19,
Tax Avoidance Following bans from Denmark, Poland and Argentina on companies registered in tax havens from receiving Covid19 bailouts[1], the Tax Justice Network has published a “bail or bailout” test to clarify uncertainty on how governments can determine which companies are discreetly using tax havens to pay
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Argentina. A Short Blanket for the Coronavirus Long Night
Agustin Redonda and
José Siaba Serrate | 3 April 2020
Blog,
Fiscal,
Monetary | Tags:
Central Banks,
Covid-19,
Fiscal Space,
Health,
Inflation,
Informality The coronavirus has arrived, and Argentina has played its cards. First life, then the economy.
While it is non-debatable that the consequences of the pandemic will be enormous throughout the world, the magnitude of the impact is still uncertain. Argentina is a special case on three
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The Dark Side of the Moon. Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis in Developing Economies
Agustin Redonda | 25 March 2020
Blog,
Fiscal | Tags:
Covid-19,
Development,
Inequality,
Informality Besides China and Iran, the impact of the coronavirus has until now been most severe in advanced economies including France, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Spain and the US. This is unlikely to remain so. As the virus continues its spread around the world it will
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