Tag: Parliaments

Collaboration in Action. Improving Tax Expenditure Policy Through Regional Engagement

| 14 January 2025
Fiscal, Blog | Tags: Parliaments, Tax Expenditures
The primary objectives of the ATI Tax Expenditures Workshop series were to build capacity, facilitate knowledge transfer, and establish robust regional networks of TE experts. ... continue reading

The Role of Parliamentarians in the Management of Tax Expenditures in ECOWAS Member States

| 22 November 2024
Fiscal, Blog | Tags: Africa, ECOWAS, Parliaments, Tax Expenditures
Since 2018, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has introduced reforms to harmonise and improve the management of taxes and duties for the benefit of the Commission and its Member States. ... continue reading

Le Rôle des Parlementaires dans la Gestion des Dépenses Fiscales dans la Zone CEDEAO

| 22 November 2024
Fiscal, Blog | Tags: Africa, ECOWAS, Parliaments, Tax Expenditures
La Communauté Économique des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO) a engagé depuis 2018 des réformes pour l’harmonisation et l’amélioration de la gestion des impôts et taxes au profit de la Commission et de ses États Membres. ... continue reading

How California Leaders Can Improve the Oversight and Evaluation of State Tax Expenditures

| 6 September 2024
Fiscal, Blog | Tags: Parliaments, Tax Expenditures, 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 ... continue reading

Rationalizing Fiscal Incentives in the Philippines: A Three-Decade Journey

| 12 August 2024
Fiscal, Blog | Tags: Parliaments, Tax Expenditures, The Philippines
As governments around the globe seek to safeguard fiscal space, the question on whether the tax benefits they offer are effective, is becoming ever more critical. In the Philippines, the push for the rationalization of fiscal incentives dates back nearly thirty years... ... continue reading