Revenues, efficiency and taxpayer behaviour

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:

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

Government of Ghana implements major VAT reforms

On 1st January, the Government of Ghana implemented major reforms to its Value Added Tax (VAT) system, with a higher registration threshold and a rationalised structure to simplify compliance and i

Principles of taxation for mining operations in Uganda

This report was originally published on odi.org on 27 November 2025

When taxpayers see unfairness, they may stop paying their tax bill

This blog was originally published on voxdev.org on 16 September 2025

How do the rich and poor respond differently to tax changes?

Why do differences in elasticities matter?

Fuel and vehicle taxes in Africa

Why are fuel and vehicle taxes important?

World Personal Income Tax Database: Extending the TaxDev employment income taxes dataset (EITD) to self-employment and capital income

This project aims to extend the TaxDev Employment Income Taxes Dataset (EITD) by incorporat

Revolutionising tax audit and compliance in West Africa: lessons from the natural resources sector

This blog was originally published on odi.org on 30 September 2025

Ethiopia publishes major new tax-to-GDP ratio report

The Ethiopian Ministry of Finance has published a major new report: Ethiopia’s tax-to-GDP ratio.