Tax bargaining, fiscal contracts, and fiscal capacity in Ghana: A long-term perspective

Long-Term Fiscal Sustainability in Major Economies

Taxation and Fiscal Reform in Ghana Tony

To finance basic pro-poor services, the Government of Ghana must mobilize more public revenue. But tax reform has been highly controversial in Ghana. An attempt to introduce VAT in 1995 failed after widespread protests. Although a second attempt to introduce VAT in 1998 succeeded, strong resistance to tax reform remains, and the total tax base remains narrow and over-dependent on petroleum taxe...

Taxation and Fiscal Reform in Ghana

To finance basic pro-poor services, the Government of Ghana must mobilize more public revenue. But tax reform has been highly controversial in Ghana. An attempt to introduce VAT in 1995 failed after widespread protests. Although a second attempt to introduce VAT in 1998 succeeded, strong resistance to tax reform remains, and the total tax base remains narrow and over-dependent on petroleum taxe...

Tax Competition and Fiscal Federalism in Italy

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Fiscal capacity equalisation in Tanzania

Fiscal equalisation aims at enabling decentralized governments to supply similar services at similar tax rates. In order to equalize fiscal disparities, differences in both fiscal capacities and in fiscal needs have to be measured. This paper focuses on the measurement of fiscal capacity in a developing country. The current intergovernmental transfer system in Tanzania does not take differences...