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International Tax, Transparency, and Finance for Development: A Short Guide for the Perplexed

Maya Forstater
February 12, 2016
In the search for sustainable sources of finance for development, the potential for developing countries to collect more domestic revenues from taxation has risen to prominence in recent years. International tax evasion and avoidance and the role of tax havens have been raised as critical barriers, ...
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Malawi Can’t Afford Evidence-Free Tax Campaigns

Maya Forstater
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February 12, 2016
Over the past couple of weeks Malawi has become the latest poster child for UK campaigns arguing that changes to the international tax system can deliver outsize returns for development. Specifically, Action Aid is calling on the UK government to renegotiate a 60-year-old tax treaty. Questions were ...