Better use of energy taxes could strengthen developing country finances while cutting pollution
Developing countries could raise much-needed public revenues, while cutting emissions and air pollution, by making better use of energy taxes and reducing energy subsidies, according to a new OECD report released on 25 January 2021. The release of the report has been announced by the OECD with a press release dated 25 January 2021. Furthermore from the press release: Taxing Energy Use for Sustainable Development: Opportunities for energy tax and ...
OECD and IGF release first set of practice notes for developing countries on BEPS risks in mining
For many resource-rich developing countries, mineral resources present a significant economic opportunity to increase government revenue. Tax base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS), combined with gaps in the capabilities of tax authorities in developing countries, threaten this prospect. The OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) are collaborating to address some of the challenges developing countries face in raising ...
OECD launches largest source of comparable tax revenue data
A new database providing detailed and comparable tax revenue information for 80 countries around the world – and which will expand to cover more than 90 countries by the end of 2018 – was unveiled today during the 5th plenary meeting of the Inclusive Framework on BEPS, held in Lima, Peru. This was announced in a press release dated 28 June 2018 published on the website of the OECD. The Global ...
OECD and IGF invite comments on a draft toolkit that will help developing countries to identify and cost potential behavioural responses by mining investors to tax incentives
In a press release published on the website of the OECD, the OECD and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) invite comments on a draft toolkit that will help developing countries to identify and cost potential behavioural responses by mining investors to tax incentives. This draft toolkit has been prepared by the IGF under a programme of co-operation with the OECD, to help governments anticipate ...