Latin America and the Caribbean: Tax revenue gains under threat amid deteriorating regional outlook
Tax revenues in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) increased to 23.1% of GDP on average in 2018, according to the new edition of Revenue Statistics in Latin America in the Caribbean published yesterday. However, these gains are now under threat as a result of the region’s deteriorating fiscal outlook, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the global economic crisis. The release was announced in a press release on ...
Symposium Fiscal Sustainability in the Caribbean (Curaçao, 12 July 2019)
Op 12 juli 2019 wordt in het gebouw van de Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten te Curaçao het symposium “Fiscal Sustainability in the Caribbean” gehouden. Het symposium wordt georganiseerd door de Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten in samenwerking met de Erasmus University Rotterdam en de University of Curaçao. Het symposium staat in het teken van de rol van belastingen bij het behalen van de 17 geformuleerde ...
Latin America and the Caribbean: Public revenues rebound in 2017 after dip in 2016
The average tax-to-GDP ratio in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) rose to 22.8% in 2017, a gain of 0.2 percentage points from 2016, according to Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2019. The report, launched on 25 March 2019 at the XXXI Regional Fiscal Seminar in Santiago, Chile, finds that the rebound was primarily driven by Caribbean countries and in particular Guyana and Barbados, on the back ...
Report Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2017 presented on 23 March 2017 in Santiago: “Tax revenues continue to rise despite lower economic growth”
As announced earlier – see our article nr. 20170317-5 in CFN 2017-06 of 17 March 2017 – the tax policy publication Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean on Thursday 23 March 2017 was presented in Santiago during the 29th Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The report is produced jointly by the Inter-American Centre ...
OECD announces release of Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2017, 23 March 2017 Santiago
On 17 March 2017 the OECD announced on its website that it will present its tax policy publication Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean on Thursday 23 March 2017 in Santiago during the 29th Regional Seminar on Fiscal Policy organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). For the relevant item on the OECD's website, press here. CFN-artikelnr. 20170317-5 BRON Land/gebiedsdeel: OECD, ...