The challenge of mobilizing domestic taxes should be considered against the funds required to achieve the SDGs. According to the IMF, the funds required in five SDG areas (education, health, roads, electricity, water and sanitation) will grow to 15 percent...
In development circles these days, there is considerable emphasis on developing countries collecting more taxes domestically to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This makes sense: the resources required to finance […]
Developing countries have made considerable progress in raising taxes in recent years. Between 2002-2014, average tax ratios rose by 2.8 percent of GDP in sub-Saharan Africa, and by 3.6 percent in the Western Hemisphere and emerging and developing Asia.
Economic Management & Governance
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Enhancing domestic resource mobilization: What are the real obstacles?
The challenge of mobilizing domestic taxes should be considered against the funds required to achieve the SDGs. According to the IMF, the funds required in five SDG areas (education, health, roads, electricity, water and sanitation) will grow to 15 percent...
Resource Mobilization