Program: Fiscal

CEP and IDOS Release New Data-Driven Insights on Tax Expenditures

, , and | 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. ... continue reading

Taming the Use of Tax Expenditures. Evidence From The Netherlands

| 1 November 2023
Fiscal, Blog | Tags: Parliaments, Tax Expenditures, The Netherlands
This summer, the Dutch finance ministry published a report on the effectiveness of the country's tax expenditures[1]. The verdict on the myriad of deductions, exemptions and further benefits channelled through the tax system was harsh. ... continue reading

New Blog Series: Tax Expenditure Policy Making and the Role of Parliaments

| 1 November 2023
Fiscal, Blog | Tags: GTED, GTETI, Parliaments, Tax Expenditures
Given the importance of the role of parliaments when it comes to tax expenditures policy making, CEP is launching a blog series to shed further light on this topic from multiple perspectives. ... continue reading

The Global Tax Expenditures Transparency Index (GTETI): Taking Tax Expenditure Scrutiny to the Next Level

| 10 October 2023
Fiscal, News | Tags: Tax Expenditures, Tax Reforms
According to the overall GTETI score, South Korea, Canada and the Netherlands rank top among the 104 assessed countries. ... continue reading

“First Time’s the Charm”: Lessons from Georgia’s Tax Expenditure Report

and | 3 October 2023
Fiscal, Blog | Tags: Georgia, Tax Expenditures
Georgia has recently published its first Tax Expenditure Report (TER). This blog highlights the key lessons derived from the tax expenditures reporting process in Georgia. ... continue reading