First panel on Taxation and accountability "No taxation without representation?" @Roel_Dom looks at evidence for a governance dividend #ICTD19pic.twitter.com/9yItWJMBlo
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Vanessa van den Boogaard on how the link between taxation, responsiveness & accountability - case studies from Sierra Leone & Ghana - surveys & interviews w taxpayers (w @WilsonPrichard & others) #ICTD19pic.twitter.com/ilAUmm2b0d
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Taxpayers have little info on the taxes they are supposed to pay, or how the money is used. Transparency efforts are often Bix tickingpic.twitter.com/x9STzv6w8u
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Wall charts to show tax paid (not filled out, in a locked office inside a govt building...) What would meaningful information be? Timely, accessible, specific (useful to taxpayers)
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What comms channels do taxpayers want? Talk radio (call in shows) most popular. Civil society orgs can play role in translating official info, enabling collective voice and training taxpayers
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@ChikoworeAndrew on the role of civil society, citing@TaxJusticeAfric@Oxfam@actionaid#ICTD19pic.twitter.com/XZg9ME4S1h
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@MickICTD asks about the effectiveness of civil society action to mobilise on tax. There is no evidence base of what workspic.twitter.com/pRaDkebk70
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Next up Denis Mukama of Rwanda Revenue and Fabrizio Santoro
@ICTDTax on evaluating the impact of taxpayer education in Rwandapic.twitter.com/JPq1VcqjxC
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If people don't know how much tax they are supposed to pay they are more vulnerable to corrupt demands. And even if tax demands are right, they may perceive them corrupt.
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In Rwanda half of newly registered taxpayers don't file in their first year, half of those who file in first year file "nil" tax returns
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