Global Tax Program

Workshop on Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxation, Washington, DC

September 23-25

The Global Tax Program, PAHO, WHO, and UNICEF hosted a workshop to build capacity in the Ministries of Health and Finance of selected Latin American countries in the design, administration, and implementation of effective tobacco taxes through the exchange of experiences and the use of evidence and simulation tools.

World Bank Supports Kenya's Effort to Boost Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises Tax Compliance

January 22-26, 2024

The Global Tax program supported a technical mission to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) in Nairobi from January 22^nd to 26^th through the Piloting and Evaluating Enforcement, Facilitation and Trust (EFT) Based Strategies to Improve Tax Compliance project.

Launch Webinar of The GTP Health Taxes Knowledge Note Series

The GTP Health Taxes Knowledge Note Series was launched with a webinar on March 22, 2023. Speakers discussed the first notes in the series, "Why Health Taxes Matter" and "Health Taxes and Inflation."

• For the recording & event materials, please visit the event page.
• Access Health Taxes Knowledge Notes here

World Bank Global Tax Program Support to the Kenya Revenue Authority

March 6-10, 2023

The Global Tax Program supported a technical mission to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) in Nairobi from March 6th to 10th, 2023 through the Piloting and Evaluating Enforcement, Facilitation and Trust (EFT) Based Strategies to Improve Tax Compliance project.

Harmonizing domestic revenue mobilization reforms in Somalia

November 26-28, 2022

With the support of the Global Tax Program, the "Somalia Customs Support Advisory Support and Analytics Project" conducted capacity building training for 64 revenue officials including 14 female officers in Addis Ababa on November 26th-28th 2022. 

• Read the training brief
• Check out the training agenda

Taxing Crime: A Whole-of-Government Approach to Fighting Corruption, Money Laundering and Tax Crimes

The Global Tax Program-supported World Bank work on tax evasion will be presented at a panel on "Fighting tax crime, money laundering and corruption: International partnerships and practical cases" from 9:30 am to 10:15 am ET. Please join this event to learn more about how GTP helps developing countries in their efforts to mitigate tax evasion and crimes.

Register here

Health Taxes: Policy and Practice - Learning Event

November 7, 2022

Organized by GTP Health Tax Workstream, in collaboration with WHO and Imperial College London.

• For all event materials and presentations, please visit the event page.
• Recording
• View the book on "Health Taxes: Policy and Practice" 

Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Assessment and Fiscal Incidence Analysis Workshop 

June 27-29, 2022

Supported by the Global Tax Program's Gender Equality and Tax Reform Workstream

• Workshop program
• Presentation on "Engendering Fiscal Incidence Using the Committment to Equity"  by Caren Grown, Caren Grown, Senior Technical Adviser on Gender Equality and Taxation Reform, Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment Global Practice, World Bank

Wealth, Income, Carbon Inequality

June 16, 2022

Supported by the Global Tax Program

• Presentation
• Replay the seminar

The 6th Annual Health Financing Forum: The Side Event on Health Taxes 

June 14-16, 2022

The World Bank activities supported by GTP Health Tax Workstream were presented in this session.

• Replay the Side Event on Health Taxes in English and French
• Read key takeaways from the session

The Launch of the World Bank Revenue Dashboard

May 26, 2022

The World Bank Revenue Dashboard was supported by the Global Tax Program.

• Watch the replay
• See the dashboard here

The 4th Virtual Tax Seminar: New Technologies - The Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial and Blockchain for Tax Administrations

May 19, 2022

The WB contributions to this event was supported by the Global Tax Program.

2022 Global Gender Summit of the Multilateral Development Banks Working Group on Gender: Session on Gender and Fiscal Policy

May 17, 2022

• Replay the session on Gender and Fiscal Policy
• Presentation by Caren Grown, Senior Technical Adviser on Gender Equality and Taxation Reform, Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment Global Practice, World Bank

Somalia Domestic Revenue Mobilization Experience: Challenges and Achievements Amidst Fragility and COVID-19

April 25, 2022

Presentation by Mr. Jafar Mohamed Ahmed, Director General, Revenue, Ministry of Finance, The Federal Government of Somalia

Read more in the blog on the Somalia Customs Reform Project

Innovations in Tax Compliance Book Launch: Building Trust, Navigating Politics, and Tailoring Reform

February 17, 2022

• Publication: Innovations in Tax Compliance : Building Trust, Navigating Politics, and Tailoring Reform
• Press Release: [ENGLISH] [ARABIC] [FRENCH] [SPANISH]
• Blog: To raise more tax revenue, fist build up taxpayers' trust [ENGLISH] [ARABIC] [FRENCH] [SPANISH]

Innovations in Tax Compliance Seminar Series: COVID-19, Tax Compliance, and Public Support for Tax Policy in Rwanda

December 13, 2021

The Tax Treaties Explorer: New Data for Better Negotiation

December 1, 2021

The Power to Transform: Gender Equality in Asia and the Pacific - ADB Asia and the Pacific Virtual Gender Forum

November 22-25, 2021

• Replay the presentation by Caren Grown, GTP Senior Technical Advisor on Gender Equality and Tax Reform, at the good practice panel discussion on new frontiers for gender equality

Innovations in Tax Compliance Seminar Series: Global Tax Transparency and Offshore Evasion and Avoidance

November 16, 2021

Securing a Sustainable Recovery

November 16, 2021

Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool (TADAT): Assessment for Reform, Reflections and Lessons Learned from the World Bank Experience

November 10, 2021

WB/IMF Tax Conference - Taxation of the Wealthy in Developing Countries

October 19, 2021

3rd World Bank Tax Conference: New Tax Instruments

September 30, 2021

Taxing Times: The Role of Investment Incentives in Economic Recovery and Growth

May 27, 2021

Global Tax Program: Virtual Meeting on Tax and Equity

November 20, 2020

• Meeting Minutes from Virtual Meeting on Tax and Equity
• Presentation: Building Trust in the Tax System

Gender Learning Week 2021

January 26,  2021

• Meeting Minutes from Gender and Taxation: The Role of Taxation in Promoting Gender Equity
• Presentation from Gender and Taxation: The Role of Taxation in Promoting Gender Equity