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Using robust evidence to build Rwanda's tax reform package

In February 2025, the Government of Rwanda agreed a comprehensive tax policy reform package aligned with priorities set out in its 2021–2024 Medium-Term Revenue Strategy (MTRS).

A survey of the Ethiopian tax system (2025–26)

This report provides an updated and comprehensive overview of Ethiopia’s tax system in 2025–26.

How evidence-based collaboration shaped Uganda's beer excise reform

In 2025, Uganda revised its beer excise duty structure for the first time in eight years.

A survey of the Ghanaian tax system (2026)

Ghana’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) has published an updated Survey of the Ghanaian Tax System, produced jointly with TaxDev researchers from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (UK).

Rigorously evaluating Ghana's customs valuation policy

In 2019, the Government of Ghana introduced a new customs policy which reduced the benchmark values used by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to process the taxes due on imports.

Rwanda publishes its eighth tax expenditure report

The Rwandan Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN) has published its FY2024-25 Tax Expenditure Report as part of the FY2026–2029 Executive Budget Proposal.

Ethiopia’s new investment incentive regulation explained

This month, Ethiopia’s new Investment Tax and Customs Duty Incentive Regulation (No. 586/2026) governing tax incentives for investors has come into effect. The key changes are:

Building political coalitions for effective tax reform: Lessons from Uganda

This project explores how sufficiently influential political coalitions are built to pass and implement tax reforms, and what the implications are for Ministries of Finance in designing tax policie

Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Finance and TaxDev co-host excise duty training

On August 26th and 27th 2025, the Tax Policy Division (TPD) of Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Finance, in collaboration with the TaxDev programme, hosted an interactive two-day training on excise du

Rwanda publishes its seventh tax expenditure report

The Rwandan Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN) published its seventh tax expenditure report in May 2025.

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