Domestic resource mobilisation and improved taxation will be crucial to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals. Here we feature our work on tax. Reforming tax systems in the developing world This new report summarises key academic ideas and policy debates over the past century on taxation and development. Report Social protection and taxation How do taxes and transfers impact poverty and inequality? Do good things come to those who tax more? This paper explores whether expectations on developing countries to mobilise domestic resources to achieve the SDGs are realistic. Row over UN tax body is a needless distraction for developing nations Developing countries withdrew demands for a global tax body. But the UN is not the only vehicle for tax reform. Row over UN tax body is a needless distraction for developing nations Latest publications PEFA, public financial management and good governance Taxation and accountability in sub-Saharan Africa: new evidence for a governance dividend Reforming tax systems in the developing world: what can we learn from the past? The taxation of foreign aid: don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t know Why do Development Finance Institutions use offshore financial centres? Global development trends and challenges: horizon 2025 revisited Fiscal governance and state-building Domestic resource mobilisation and the transition to sustainable development: synthesis of Asia case studies Taxation and the Sustainable Development Goals: do good things come to those who tax more? Case study on Norway's engagement in the fight against illicit financial flows and tax havens: commercial tax evasion Expert comment Mark Miller Public finance and development: eight things to read in April Mark Miller Public finance and development: six things to read in February Mark Miller Public finance and development: six things to read in January Tom Hart Public finance and development: five things to read in October Iain Steel Should donors pay taxes in the countries they support? David Watson, Rebecca Nadin, Iain Steel... Reviewing DFID's new single departmental plan Tom Hart Supporting domestic revenue mobilisation: we must learn from the failures of the past Mark Miller Public finance and development: six things to read in March Mark Miller Public finance and development: six things to read in February Mark Miller Public finance and development: five things to read in December Upcoming and past events 14 February More aid. More advisors. Better tax systems? 21 November Digital revolutions in public finance 12 October Global development trends and challenges: how can aid agencies deliver? 09 July Social protection, taxation and inequality Our experts Simon Gill Acting Executive Director Francesca Bastagli Principal Research Fellow, Head of Programme - Social Protection and Social Policy Mark Miller Senior Research Fellow – Head of Programme (acting) Shelagh Whitley Head of Programme - Climate and Energy Programme Alina Rocha Menocal Senior Research Fellow Annalisa Prizzon Senior Research Fellow Sierd Hadley Research Fellow Tom Hart Research Fellow Cathal Long Research Fellow Shakira Mustapha Research Fellow Marco Cangiano Senior Research Associate Roel Dom Research Associate
Public finance and development: eight things to read in April Insight | 15 April 2019 | Mark Miller Kenya’s tax treaty with Mauritius; revising corporate taxation; gender-responsive budgets; exiting from aid; fiscal policies for climate action, and more. Read and comment
Public finance and development: six things to read in February Insight | 25 February 2019 | Mark Miller This month's hot topics, from growing support for more equitable tax systems to the role of public finances in supporting job creation. Read and comment
PEFA, public financial management and good governance Research reports and studies | January 2019 | Shakira Mustapha, Cathal Long and Gundula Löffler This book examines the interplay between public financial management and other key aspects of governance in low- and middle-income countries. Downloads
Public finance and development: six things to read in January Insight | 21 January 2019 | Mark Miller Financial management information systems; sequencing vs aid programming issues; gender and taxation; aid transparency; IMF and capacity development. Read and comment
Taxation and accountability in sub-Saharan Africa: new evidence for a governance dividend Working and discussion papers | December 2018 | Roel Dom Tax revenue and accountability are still positively linked in contemporary developing countries. Downloads
Public finance and development: five things to read in October Insight | 30 October 2018 | Tom Hart Latest resources on efforts to tax the digital economy; tax reform in Zambia; public sector accounting standards; financing social protection, and more. Read and comment
Reforming tax systems in the developing world: what can we learn from the past? Research reports and studies | June 2018 | Roel Dom and Mark Miller This paper summarises key academic ideas and policy debates on taxation and development. Downloads
Should donors pay taxes in the countries they support? Comment | 30 May 2018 | Iain Steel Is donors' insistence on taxation exemption good, bad or inconsequential for development outcomes? Read and comment
Reviewing DFID's new single departmental plan Comment | 30 May 2018 | David Watson, Rebecca Nadin, Iain Steel, Maximiliano Mendez-Parra, Elizabeth Stuart Five experts share their perspectives on DFID's updated single departmental plan. Read and comment
The taxation of foreign aid: don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t know Briefing papers | May 2018 | Iain Steel, Roel Dom, Cathal Long, Nara Monkam and Paddy Carter This briefing note sets out the advantages and disadvantages of exempting foreign aid from taxation in recipient countries. Downloads
