CEP and IDOS Release New Data-Driven Insights on Tax Expenditures
Christian von Haldenwang,
Agustin Redonda,
Flurim Aliu and
Lucas Millan | 2 November 2023
Fiscal,
News | Tags:
GTED,
GTETI,
Tax Expenditures Governments continue to forgo trillions of dollars in tax revenues with a level of opacity that is striking. More than half of the countries worldwide still do not report at all on the costs of tax deductions, exemptions, and other benefits.
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Increasing Transparency on Tax Expenditures in Germany
Flurim Aliu,
Robert Grundke and
Christian von Haldenwang | 8 August 2023
Fiscal,
Blog | Tags:
Germany,
Tax Expenditures As in many other countries, the use of public resources to grant beneficial tax treatments (or tax expenditures) is less well reported and scrutinized in Germany than direct spending.
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G7 Countries Must Urgently Phase Out Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Agustin Redonda,
Christian von Haldenwang and
Ronald Steenblik | 8 April 2022
Fiscal,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Climate Change,
Fossil Fuel Subsidies The world’s governments have pledged to fight climate change, yet many still subsidize fossil fuels, the combustion of which increases GHG emissions. Phasing out these subsidies is thus vital to combating climate change. What this Policy Brief proposes is that G7 Governments reaffirm their commitment
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A Lack Of Transparency. Do You Know About The Taxes Your Government Does NOT Collect?
Christian von Haldenwang and
Agustin Redonda | 20 January 2020
Fiscal,
Blog | Tags:
Tax Expenditures All over the planet, governments are desperate for funds to finance social policies, public infrastructure and development projects. Yet, the very same governments routinely forego huge amounts of tax revenues by granting tax incentives to investors, setting lower value added tax rates for the consumption
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International Economic Cooperation in Troubled Times: A Call for Strong Action by the G20
Axel Berger,
Uri Dadush,
Andreas Freytag,
Simon Evenett,
Christian von Haldenwang,
Ricardo Meléndez Ortiz,
Raúl Ochoa,
Karl P. Sauvant and
Agustin Redonda | 26 November 2018
Fiscal,
Trade,
Blog | Tags:
Employment,
G20,
Investment,
Protectionism,
Services Trade,
Tax Competition,
Tax Expenditures The leaders of the G20 will meet on 30 November and 1 December in Buenos Aires for their annual summit. They need to acknowledge that the last two years have been characterized by strong headwinds for the world economy. This time, however, it is not
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