Many developing countries still collect less than 15% of GDP in taxes, below the level often considered necessary to fund public administration and essential services. At the same time, the average African country now needs the equivalent of almost six years of revenues to service one year of debt, tightening fiscal constraints at a critical moment for development.
This policy dialogue brings together policymakers, practitioners, and researchers to examine how domestic revenue mobilization (DRM) is progressing across Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Asia. The discussion focuses on the political, economic, and historical conditions that shape countries’ ability to raise revenues fairly and effectively. The event also reflects on commitments made at the 4th UN Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Sevilla, including the Seville Platform for Action.
Online registration here
In-person registration here (only if in Paris)
Full programme available on the event website.
Part 1 – Policy dialogue on domestic revenue mobilization: progress and challenges
Key findings from The political economy of taxation project
- Kunal Sen | Director, UNU-WIDER
Panel discussion
- Chair: Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir | Director, OECD Development Centre
- Ronald Waiswa | Specialist Applied Research and Statistics, African Tax Administration Forum - ATAF
- Philip Kargbo | Senior Director, Monitoring, Research and Planning, National Revenue Authority in Sierra Leone
- Grégoire Rota-Graziosi | Professor at CERDI, Université Clermont-Auvergne and former IMF tax economist
- Ben Dickinson | Deputy Director, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD
- Luckystar Miyandazi | Tax and Domestic Resource Mobilisation Advisor, Department for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals, African Union Commission (virtual participation)
- H.E. Mr Baye Moctar Diop | Ambassador of Senegal to France
- H.E. Ms Corinne Amori Burnet | Ambassador of Benin to France
- H.E. Mr Hernán Andrés Frigolett Córdova | Ambassador of Chile to the OECD
Part 2 – Research and Policy Exchange: Progress and Challenges in DRM
By invitation only
