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Building up efficient and fair tax systems project 2020 search photo Building up efficient and fair tax systems – lessons based on administrative tax data

Theme: Transforming states

Taxation Administrative data Tax compliance
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Photo: Dion Beetson on Unsplash Extractives for Development (E4D) – risks and opportunities

Theme: Transforming states

Extractives Oil and gas Mining
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Photo by rupixen.com on Unsplash Detecting and countering illicit financial flows

Theme: Transforming states

IFFs Tax avoidance Norad
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Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash Fiscal states – the origins and developmental implications

Theme: Transforming states

Fiscal capacity Taxation Building State Capabilities
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The domestic savings shortfall in developing countries project 2020 search photo The domestic savings shortfall in developing countries – what can be done about it?

Theme: Transforming states

Domestic savings Domestic revenue mobilization Economic growth
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SOUTHMOD - simulating tax and benefit policies for development Phase 2

Theme: Transforming states

SOUTHMOD Tax-benefit microsimulation Tax-benefit policy
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