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Domestic Revenue Mobilization in Low Income Countries: Where To From Here?
Peter Mullins et al.
December 10, 2020
Spending needs for financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in developing countries are large and cannot be covered by external flows alone. This has made it imperative for these countries to raise more resources domestically over time—an urgency accentuated by the fiscal impact of COVID-1...
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Institutional and Political Determinants of Statutory Tax Rates: Empirical Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Sanjeev Gupta et al.
November 18, 2020
This paper investigates the extent to which institutional and political factors explain statutory tax rates in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In particular, it examines the effect of regulatory quality, political accountability, political fragmentation, the electoral cycle, and ideological orientation on...
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What Influences Tax Rates in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sanjeev Gupta et al.
November 18, 2020
The Addis Ababa Agenda for financing development pays special attention to domestic revenue mobilization to help finance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in developing countries. In the case of sub-Saharan African countries, much of the discussion has centered on improving their overall reve...
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Introducing a Dashboard for Assessing Fiscal Policy in Low-Income Countries
Sanjeev Gupta
and
Jean-Luc Schneider
October 14, 2020
The level and composition of taxes and expenditures vary considerably across low-income countries, which means their effects on countries’ growth, economic stability, redistribution, and welfare also differ.
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A Fiscal Policy Dashboard for Low-Income Economies
Jean-Luc Schneider
October 14, 2020
We construct a fiscal policy dashboard to provide a snapshot of the fiscal system of a country, focusing on macro-sustainability, revenue mobilization, spending composition, and redistributive effects.
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From Overall Fiscal Space to Budgetary Space for Health: Connecting Public Financial Management to Resource Mobilization in the Era of COVID-19
Hélène Barroy
and
Sanjeev Gupta
October 13, 2020
This paper advances the concept of budgetary space for health, which explores resources available for health that are generated through higher public expenditure, better budget allocations, and through improved public financial management (PFM).
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Exploring the Feasibility of Medium-Term Revenue Strategies in Developing Countries
Sanjeev Gupta
and
Peter Mullins
July 31, 2020
Many developing countries are pursuing domestic revenue mobilization (DRM) initiatives, which is critical for them to finance the spending necessary to enable sustainable development. The need for DRM has now taken on greater urgency given the fiscal implications of the COVID-19 crisis.