This podcast was originally published on odi.org on 1 October 2026
From 22nd–24th September 2026, researchers, policymakers and tax administrators gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, for the 11th Annual Congress of the African Tax Research Net
This report was originally published on odi.org on 17 September 2026
The Government of Ghana has published a new report Estimating the VAT gap in Ghana.
Value-added tax (VAT) is the largest source of tax revenue for many developing country governments, and sales-based registration thresholds are a ubiquitous design feature.
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.
Tax expenditures are costly.
From 4th-6th August 2026, TaxDev worked with Kenya’s National Treasury to deliver training sessions on data analysis using R and government revenue forecasting.
On 17 July 2026, TaxDev and the Ethiopian Economic Association (EEA) co-organised a panel discussion, “Beyond Aid: Tax Policy Reforms as a Path to Sustainable Financing”, as part of the EEA’s 23rd
