UCLA School of Law Kimberly Clausing Jasmin Vietz Uni Hohenheim Priya Manwaring Department of Economics, Oxford In the final panel, moderated by Massaga Fimbo (@TRATanzania) and featuring Nada Eissa (@McCourtSchool), Anders Jensen (@Kennedy_School), Lucas Katera (@REPOA), and Ephraim Mdee (@TRATanzania), speakers underlined how crucial the provision of public goods is for tax morale 🔋

UCLA School of Law Kimberly Clausing Jasmin Vietz Uni Hohenheim Priya Manwaring Department of Economics, Oxford TRA Tanzania McCourt School Harvard Kennedy School REPOA Thank you to all who participated over the last two days - we hope to host you soon for another conference.

Say #tax 📸

David Concar UK in Tanzania Donald Mmari REPOA TRA Tanzania Ministry of Finance Tanzania Harvard Kennedy School McCourt School Jihye Jang Cornell Dyson In low- and middle-income countries, VAT accounts for 25% of revenue. Achieving greater revenue through #VAT is viable if greater resources are spent on recoveries and #auditing .

Importantly, how can firms best be incentivised to act as tax revenue agents?

Day 2 of the International Tax Conference co-hosted by REPOA TRA Tanzania and International Growth Centre is about to start.

Catch up with the live session via the link below⏬

Press release⏬
Today, researchers, policymakers & experts from across the world gather in Dar es Salaam to chart a new path for domestic resource mobilisation in sub-Saharan Africa.

See details: repoa.or.tz/wp-content/upl…

✨Co-hosted by REPOA TRA Tanzania and International Growth Centre

More insights into the importance of tax for development⏬

...Ongoing International Conference on Tax for Growth, REPOA co-hosting the event here in Dar es Salaam.

'Domestic revenue remains as the most dependable way to fully finance public services & development in the midst of the recent global economic shocks,' says our Executive Director ⁦⁦Donald Mmari⁩ at the ongoing International Conference on Tax for Growth #Tanzania

Opening remarks from David Concar (@UKinTanzania), Jonathan Leape (@The_IGC), Donald Mmari (@REPOA), Mcha Hassan (@TRATanzania), Rished Bade (@mofURT), and Lawrence Mafuru (@mofURT) emphasise that recent global shocks demonstrate the need for domestic revenue mobilisation 📉

The long awaited International Conference on Tax for Growth is right now under way.

You can follow it live on this link:
youtube.com/watch?v=N-WbCx…

REPOA remains grateful to the Irish Embassy Dar and other core partners for supporting our work in advancing evidence-based policy advice to the national development planning process for the ultimate promotion of inclusive socio-economic transformation in Tanzania.⏬

REPOA is proud to co-host this event starting tomorrow - register yourself for the online participation⏬

Closing in on the deadline, do please finalise your application now⏬

📢As we approach the Tuesday noon, 14th May 2024 deadline, interested and qualified applicants are invited to apply⏬
Please send your application to [email protected]

We have a vacancy for a Senior Researcher ⬇️ Closing date is Tuesday noon, 14th May 2024.

Here is more info and how to apply: repoa.or.tz/?jobs=senior-r… ⬇️

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⏬Watch the explainer below ahead of the International Conference on Tax for Growth (15-16 May), co-hosted with TRA Tanzania and REPOA 📈🏛️

See our latest blog post on leveraging domestic revenues for sustainable development⏬
repoa.or.tz/wp-content/upl…
“Ensuring that no one is left behind nor by the wayside” has long been a rallying cry for inclusive growth and sustainable development in Tanzania and across. #Tanzania

✍️Registrations are now open for the inaugural International Conference on Tax for Growth, co-organised with the International Growth Centre Tanzania Revenue Authority and us REPOA. Happening on 15-16 May 2024.
See the below details⏬

'The overall challenge is not only to tax more, but to tax better: more consistent, transparent, predictable, efficient and fair,' says Prof. Odd-Helge Fjeldstad from CMI Bergen, a study collaborator with REPOA. See details and the event at REPOA today ⏩repoa.or.tz/?p=7014

Earlier today, a cross section of presenters⏬
REPOA releases findings, recommendations on how taxation affects business development in Tanzania – implications for reform. repoa.or.tz/?p=7014