Tax and benefit microsimulation tools are increasingly used as an input to public policy design for governments around the world. This is part of a broader movement towards evidence-based public policy...
The goal of IFC's Georgia Tax Simplification Project is to lower tax compliance costs for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and expand their tax base through reforming the tax system for MSMEs...
The goal of IFC's Georgia Tax Simplification Project is to lower tax compliance costs for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and expand their tax base through reforming the tax system for MSMEs...
There is broad consensus that sufficiently high carbon prices are important in moving countries to low carbon pathways. Carbon pricing disincentivizes carbon-intensive activities, and the revenues generated...
Mauritania is essentially a desert country, with vast tracts of pastoral land and only 0.5% of arable land. The economy faces structural challenges, as highlighted by the slow post-pandemic recovery. The...
La Mauritanie est essentiellement un pays désertique, avec de vastes étendues de terres pastorales et seulement 0,5 % de terres arables. Avec une population de 4,9 millions d’habitants, le PIB par habitant...
Le rapport présente: la notion et les enjeux des prix de transfert; la méthodologie des prix de transfert; les méthodes de prix de transfert; etude de cas - dragage; les recherches de comparables sur orbis;...
Tax revenues to GDP ratio in the Kyrgyz Republic is higher than most lower middle income countries at above 28 percent of GDP in 2022, but complex tax structure, narrow base and remaining weaknesses in...
This Knowledge Note, produced by the World Bank’s Integrating Gender Equality into Tax Reform project team of the Global Tax Program, provides a broad overview of issues in building gender equality in...
A consumption tax reform in Brazil has been recently approved by the House of Representatives, providing a full tax exemption for the yet undefined ‘National Basic Basket’ of goods (cesta basica nacional)...
A consumption tax reform in Brazil has been recently approved by the House of Representatives, providing a full tax exemption for the yet undefined ‘National Basic Basket’ of goods (cesta basica nacional)...
The document collection discusses the potential of tobacco taxation as a means to increase tax revenues and contribute to the implementation of Universal Health Coverage. It highlights the decline in cigarette...
This study evaluates the distributional impact of Djibouti’s fiscal system in 2017 on poverty and inequality in Djibouti. The analysis uses the Commitment to Equity (CEQ) methodology and is based on the...
En octobre 2021, un accord international historique à deux piliers a été conclu entre 137 pays du Cadre inclusif OCDE/G20 sur le BEPS afin de relever le double défi de la mondialisation et de la numérisation...
The Republic of North Macedonia continues to improve its environmental performance and the efficacy of its environmental regulation. As part of this effort, the World Bank is working with the Government...
This package of policy notes is addressed to Brazilian society and specifically to the Presidential candidates and their teams of economic advisors in the 2018 election. It provides the World Bank’s diagnosis...
Este pacote de Notas de Políticas Públicas é dirigido à sociedade brasileira e especificamente aos candidatos à presidência e sua equipe econômica na eleição de 2018. Ele apresenta o diagnóstico do Banco...
This brief summarizes the findings of the joint World Bank Group and PwC report titled “Paying Taxes 2014: the global picture”, specifically as it pertains to Central Asia and Eastern Europe. The findings...
This brief summarizes the findings of the joint World Bank Group and PwC report titled “Paying Taxes 2014: the global picture”, specifically as it pertains to Central Asia and Eastern Europe. The findings...