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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🚨Don't miss tomorrow's webinar on AI & DPI for African tax administration! 🔗Register: ow.ly/jXUI50ZAMNU Based experiences from Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya & Zambia, panellists will explore the governance, infrastructure & institutional capacity needed to deploy AI effectively & responsibly.

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AI and DPI for Tax Administration: Lessons from Africa - ICTD

This webinar examines what AI adoption means for African tax administrations and which applications need stronger DPI foundations.

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

With the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF), we are hosting a webinar to examine what AI adoption means in practice for African tax administrations. 📆Event details: 🕛Date and time: Wednesday 19 August at 11 am UTC 🔗Register now: ow.ly/2ahU50ZArCF

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

📢 The Coalition on Tax Expenditure Reform has launched a public consultation on draft voluntary minimum standards for tax expenditure reporting and we need your input! The consultation is open until 30 September 2026. More info➡️https://ow.ly/22II50Zzm3E #TaxExpenditures #DevelopmentFinance

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

📝 #Kenya's fiscal framework broadly supports climate action, but not always consistently. New ICTD research finds that competing socio-economic objectives and fragmented fiscal measures can weaken alignment between fiscal policy and climate goals. See ➡️ ow.ly/o2II50ZtV4A #ClimateFinance

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Coherence of Kenya's Fiscal Policy with Climate Change Targets: an Analytical Review - ICTD

Examines the coherence of Kenya’s fiscal policy with national climate objectives through an analysis of climate-related fiscal measures.

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

We're celebrating 15 years of research and partnerships and reflecting on the future of development finance ➡️https://ow.ly/mzkC50ZtI4M With the growing pressure to raise revenue and the challenges that come with it, more work needs to be done. Contact us if you're interested in collaborating 📧

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Taxing Smarter: Advancing Reform Through Research and Partnership - ICTD

This report reflects what ICTD has learned over the past 15 years, and a look ahead to the questions that will define the role of taxation.

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

📄 New research co-authored by ICTD's Frederik Heitmüller compares 12 major exporting countries and finds that remotely delivered services often do not quality for unilateral foreign tax credits. Read the analysis here ⬇️ ow.ly/8fs550ZqLHA #TaxExperts #UNTaxConvention #InternationalTax

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

📝 NEW BLOG: This new ICTD-GlobalDev piece by Kaijamahe Walter Hillary examines how Uganda's Baseline Education Census could help connect education, identity, and tax systems to support tax compliance and revenue mobilisation. Read it here ➡️ ow.ly/5lXP50ZqH9c #DigitalPublicInfrastructure

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Nigeria doesn't simply adopt or reject international tax standards — it selectively evaluates, modifies, and sometimes rejects them where they conflict with domestic priorities. See what else Marie-Louise Aren's case study for ICTD's cross-country project ➡️ ow.ly/5u2250Zja52 #TaxExperts

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Join us today for the launch of new research on checkpoints and revenue in conflict settings! From Myanmar to Colombia, findings explain how checkpoints shape governance and everyday life in conflict contexts. 📆Today at 1pm UTC / 2pm BST/ 9am ET 🔗Online registration: ow.ly/9r6Y50ZfRNY

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Hurry up and sign up now to join the discussion on the politics of passage 🚧 From Myanmar to Colombia, findings explain how checkpoints shape governance and everyday life in conflict contexts. 📆Tomorrow at 1pm UTC / 2pm BST/ 9am ET 🔗Online registration: ow.ly/9r6Y50ZfRNY

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

From early transfer pricing rules to the relatively reluctant adoption of EOI standards, Ghana’s experience with international tax has been complex. Isaac Danso Agyiri shows why outcomes depend not just on adoption but on capacity, sequencing & policy choices ➡️ ow.ly/OHBP50Zhh4S #TaxPolicy

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Peru offers an interesting case in looking at how non-OECD countries implement international tax standards. It successfully managed standards adoption by prioritising the country’s needs — but challenges persist. Read Katia Toledo Ruiz' study➡️ ow.ly/5y3S50ZfR7s #InternationalTax #TaxPolicy

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Join us for the launch of new research on checkpoints and revenue in conflict settings! From Myanmar to Colombia, findings explain how checkpoints shape governance and everyday life in conflict contexts. 📆Tuesday, 30 June 🕐1pm UTC / 2pm BST/ 9am ET 🔗Register now: ow.ly/9r6Y50ZfRNY

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Signing up to international tax standards and making them work domestically are two very different things. Muzammal Rasheed's study of Pakistan for ICTD's cross-country project shows exactly why ➡️ ow.ly/1hA350ZcczQ 📸 mtcurado/iStock #TaxExperts #InternationalTax #Pakistan #TaxResearch

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The countries with the least voice in setting international tax rules are often the ones most affected by cross-border tax challenges. Dan Ngabirano's case study of Uganda is part of our cross-country project that looks at lower-income countries' experience of such rules ➡️https://ow.ly/qmh450ZccSe

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Implementation of International Tax Standards in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries: The Experience of Uganda - ICTD

The study assesses the suitability of international tax standards, especially around cross-border services taxation, in Uganda.

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

How has Kenya navigated complexities of implementing global tax norms? Daisy Ogembo-Adongo finds that, while Kenya has made significant strides in modernising its tax framework, issues with resource constraints, inconsistency policymaking, and external dependcy persist ➡️ ow.ly/ZcP150Z9skG

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Evaluating Kenya's Experience with International Tax Standards: Adoption, Suitability, and Effectiveness - ICTD

Analysis of Kenya’s experience in implementing international tax standards, focused on how it aligns global norms with domestic priorities.

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

LICs are expected to implement int'l tax standards designed largely without them in mind. How is that going? ICTD's new cross-country project starts to answer that — starting with Zambia, where slow implementation is shaped by capacity gaps & unclear revenue incentives ⬇️ ow.ly/xuzv50Z8TWk

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

When Ian Kananura (2018/19 course alum) first began his career in real estate financing and construction, he didn't imagine his work would eventually lead him into cryptocurrency tax, AI, and policy reform. Ian talks about his journey and the role of in Africa’s future: ow.ly/v20z50Z64W7

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From real estate to crypto in Uganda: navigating tax policy in a changing world - ICTD

Ian Kananura Mwesigye reflects on his career in Uganda and the growing importance of research-informed tax policy for Africa’s future.

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Last month, we launched a national taxpayer compliance survey in Eswatini, in close partnership with the Eswatini Revenue Service, aimed at building a clearer picture of taxpayer behaviour, compliance costs, and perceptions of the tax system. Details below 👇 ow.ly/1cW450Z53Fx #TaxResearch

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National tax compliance survey launched in Eswatini - ICTD

ICTD and the Eswatini Revenue Service launch new taxpayer compliance survey, covering Manzini, Mbabane, Matsapha, Ezulwini and Nhlangano.

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Tobacco taxes: strong on revenue, strong on evidence -- and still underused across many lower-income countries. Check out our research to see what works and what doesn't 👉https://ow.ly/a4pr50Z53g5 #WorldNoTobaccoDay #TobaccoTax #TaxExperts #TaxPolicy

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Explore our work on tobacco taxation

Increasing taxes on tobacco is the most effective way to curb consumption while also raising government revenue.

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

📸 Last week, our founder, Mick Moore, joined friends and collaborators at the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) to celebrate Odd-Helge Fjeldstad and his long contribution to tax research, including during his time as a senior research fellow at ICTD 👇 #TaxResearch #TaxExperts

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Mandating e-filing and payment for large taxpayers in Senegal had little effect on compliance -- but it cut missing data by 90%, revealing formal employment is at least 20% larger than paper records suggested. Read it here ➡️ ow.ly/70sa50YY8Y7 #TaxExperts #TaxCompliance #Digitalisation

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue is using AI to monitor cement production in real time across every factory, 24/7. The logic: when all firms are monitored equally, the incentive to under-report shrinks. Read REMIT Pakistan's analysis ➡️ ow.ly/5n5X50YWxOl #TaxCompliance #Digitalisation

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Using technology to encourage voluntary compliance: Digital Eye in Pakistan - ICTD

The Federal Board of Revenue is deploying new technologies to try and boost tax collections, and Digital Eye in Pakistan is leading the way.

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

🏫 Sri Lanka's tax authority has been neglected for decades but ICTD's Mick Moore sees early signs of a turnaround: the first major staff recruitment in 20 years, improved VAT refund processing, and new coordination between the IRD and Customs. Read 👉 ow.ly/SHNG50YRxvu #TaxExperts

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The IRD is finding its mojo - ICTD

Mick Moore blogs about recent developments in Sri Lanka's Inland Revenue Department, ofted regarded as bureaucratic and long neglected.

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Pay up or pile up. That's the choice facing Conakry, Guinea, where just 44% of daily waste is collected — and the current system covers only 22% of its own costs. New ICTD research asks: can tax-based financing close the gap? ➡️ ow.ly/ZVSu50YveHl #TaxExperts #GlobalRecyclingDay

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

#BookRecommendations: Looking for a book to start this weekend? The women in the ICTD & Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) teams have curated a list of must-read books either about women or written by women➡️ ow.ly/O6jO50YsNka #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 #WomenAuthors

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

🚺This International Women’s Day, we celebrate our colleagues and students! We are proud to announce that two of our early-career researchers, Adrienne Lees & Sripriya Iyengar Srivatsa, have successfully submitted their PhD theses. Read their story: ow.ly/i4nY50YrLlM #IWD2026 #TaxReseach

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ICTD early-career researchers submit PhDs, advancing tax research in low-income countries - ICTD

ICTD is proud to announce that two of its early-career researchers have successfully submitted their PhD theses on tax systems.

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

📈The number of women in parliaments globally has slowly but steadily increased over the years. In Uganda, this went from 2 women in 1962 ➡️189 women in the current parliament. Does this translate into more gender-focused tax policies? More➡️ ow.ly/q6e950YqthS #IWD2026 #InternationalWomensDay

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Catch ODI Global's webinar next week to see what's the latest on the ongoing negotiations for protocol 1 (cross-border services taxation) under the #UNTaxConvention. ICTD's Frederik Heitmüller will join the panel of experts. 📅 March 17 | 14:00-15:30 GMT 👉 Register: ow.ly/x65j50Yq7EG

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Webinar: Protocol 1 in focus - progress and the way forward - ICTD

This webinar will give you a clear picture of where things stand and what comes next on the UN Tax Convention Protocol 1.

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

🚺This International Women's Day, we celebrate the insipiring women in our network! When people talk to colleagues who work on gender and tax, their reactions vary from confusion to curiosity. Jalia Kangave reflects on the realities of her work through poetry ➡️ ow.ly/75UM50YpAY5 #IWD2026

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

🚺This International Women's Day, we celebrate our students! After 25 years in Venezuela’s tax administration, Rosa Rodrigues de Abreu was not afraid to challenge the unknown. In 2019, she moved to Spain and in 2022 she joined our course. 🔗Read her story: ow.ly/IeQT50Ypxon #IWD2026

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From Venezuela to Portugal: how an ICTD alum is bridging research and tax reform across continents - ICTD

We spoke with Rosa Maria Rodrigues De Abreu, 2022/23 alumna of the ICTD Research on Tax and Development course.

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

🌙As Ramadan begins, attention turns to zakat — one of the five pillars of Islam. As many Muslims choose to pay zakat during Ramadan, this month represents a key period for wealth redistribution. But how much is actually paid? And to whom? Find out➡️ ow.ly/C9rk50YhJMN Max Gallien Umair Javed

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Zakat as Non-State Social Welfare Provision: Distributional Dynamics and Gender Equity in Pakistan - ICTD

We examine the distributional dynamics of zakat in Pakistan to help understand non-state welfare provision in a Muslim-majority country.

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Informal revenue generation methods can have a developmental role but practices like roadbloack tax serve private rather than public interests. What does the spread of these taxes say about state authority in Ethiopia? ➡️ www.ictd.ac/blog/roadblock-taxation…

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Roadblock taxation: the dangers of extra-legal payments in Ethiopia - ICTD

In recent years, Ethiopia has witnessed a significant rise in one particularly harmful extra-legal practice: roadblock taxation.

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UNU-WIDER @unu-wider.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

UNU-WIDER, Zambia Revenue Authority and International Centre for Tax and Development invite proposals using administrative tax data, using our new secure data lab in Zambia. Topics include tax administration, corporate taxation, tax policy and economy. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026. 👉 go.unu.edu/gEAlY

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Our researchers Max Gallien and Vanessa van den Boogaard recently joined senior leaders of the Ghana Revenue Authority to present insights from our latest work 👇 Explore ICTD's recent research on Ghana here ➡️ ow.ly/Hs5g50YcbNy #TaxExperts #TaxPolicy #TaxResearch #Tax4Dev

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

🏛️ With #UNTaxConvention negotiations underway, how should tax dispute settlement under Protocol 2 take shape? Tomorrow, our researcher Frederik Heitmüller will share his insights in this panel hosted by International Institute for Sustainable Development. More info➡️ ow.ly/XFrj50Y8T1N

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Newly published ICTD study on Tanzania's #MobileMoney levy: businesses adapted by bundling payments, but most don't understand the tax. Those who do view it negatively. Read the article, published in the Development Policy Review, here ➡️ ow.ly/FEk850Y89sl 📸 Fiona Graham / WorldRemit

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

ICTD's @martinhearson.bsky.social and Frederik Heitmüller will be speaking at an academic symposium on the #UNTaxConvention, hosted by NYU's International Tax Program. 👉 Check here for details: ow.ly/Zuaf50Y84kU #UNTaxConvention #TaxExperts #InternationalTax #GlobalTax

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

#UNTaxConvention talks resume next week, and Protocol 1 on cross-border services is back on the agenda. Our brief maps the pathways and trade-offs negotiators face. It finds that success depends on aligning frameworks with political realities and varied capacities. See: ow.ly/eHWv50Y5kGA

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Prepare for the 4th #UNTaxConvention session next week, with our reading lists: 🏛️On the framework and process: ow.ly/bMfw50Y1JrS 🌍 On protocol 1 (cross-border services): ow.ly/b3SC50Y1JrU ⚖️ On protocol 2 (dispute prevention & resolution): ow.ly/IhwK50Y1JrV #GlobalTax

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

For over a decade, our Research on Tax and Development course has supported students in building skills they now apply across policy, practice, and academia. On #InternationalDayOfEducation, we celebrate our alumni and their impact ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LdBNUnccMg

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Many will remember 2025 as a pivotal year for the development sector. In a new Devex op-ed, Giulia Mascagni explains how it is not all doom and gloom as the focus to getting the next era of development right should be: taxation ➡️ www.ictd.ac/blog/taxing-smarter-key…

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Taxing smarter is the key to thriving in an era of declining aid - ICTD

With 2025, the development sector changed for good. Today scaling up tax mobilization is a essential to succeed in the post-aid era.

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

How is e-invoicing affecting VAT compliance in #Uganda? New research, published by UNU-WIDER and co-authored by ICTD's Adrienne Lees, shows reporting shifts among firms more tightly enforced under the new mandate 👉ow.ly/HU9e50Y0yKV #TaxExperts #VAT #TaxCompliance

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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Nigeria’s tax reform bills recently took effect, aiming to boost domestic revenue & build a more inclusive tax system. The reforms exempt 97% of small informal operators & target the top 3% - but can this be implemented in practice? Find out more about informal taxation on our website 🔗

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