Countries must strengthen tax systems to meet Sustainable Development Goals

On 14 February 2018, the first day of a three day conference organised by the Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) held at UN headquarters on "Taxation and the SDGs", major international organisations - including the IMF, OECD, UN and World Bank Group - called on governments from around the world to strengthen and increase the effectiveness of their tax systems to generate the domestic resources needed to meet the ...

Platform for Collaboration on Tax to hold its First Global Conference – Taxation and the Sustainable Development Goals

The Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) will hold its First Global Conference on February 14-16, 2018 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The conference will focus on the key directions for tax policy and administration needed to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Speakers and participants will include senior country policymakers, tax administrators, and representatives from academia, the private sector, civil society, donor organizations, and regional tax organizations. Conference ...