Democracy



According to the “slippery slope” framework, tax compliance, and for that matter, tax policy development, is best facilitated by an approach that is founded on… Read More ›

Is New Zealand on a ‘Slippery Slope’ With Tax Policy?

Government budgets can be framed in purely financial terms. How much tax and other revenue is coming in, how much expenditure is going out, and… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2023: The Priorities of Australians Ahead of Budget 2023-24

Recently, several of the members of British Parliament wishing to be considered to be the next Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister sought… Read More ›

The Tax Battle to Become UK’s Next Prime Minister

Every year, 13 million deaths globally are attributed to unhealthy diets, excessive weight and obesity, costing the global economy over US$2 trillion or 3% of… Read More ›

Why Doesn’t Australia Have a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax?

Direct democracy is becoming more and more popular all over the globe. Brexit, the Turkish constitution, or same-sex marriage and abortion laws in Ireland are… Read More ›

Citizens Prefer Lower Taxes Than Parliaments (But Not Always)

During the summer of 2020, the International Budget Partnership (IBP) and the International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) worked collaboratively to conduct a broad… Read More ›

Civil Society Organizations and Taxation: Emerging Trends and Priorities

At a time when the world is hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and governments rush to launch unprecedented fiscal measures to address the crisis and… Read More ›

Open Budgets in the Time of COVID-19

There are many reasons why voters have increasingly lost trust and belief in our politicians and political processes – particularly how they seem to work… Read More ›

The Need for Better Scrutiny of Government Spending

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