Regional Tax Research Conference, Oct 27-28, 2011
A Regional Tax Research Conference will be held on October 27-28, 2011 in Jakarta, Indonesia. This conference is being organized by Action for Economic Reforms (AER) in cooperation with Jubilee South – Asia-Pacific Movement for Debt and Development (JS-APMDD),...
Forum on Tax Justice
On 4 May 2011, a Forum on Tax Justice was held at the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People's Forum 2011 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The forum was organized by Action for Economic Reforms, Jubilee South/Asia-Pacific Movement on Debt and Development (JSAPMDD),...
Southeast Asian Strategy Workshop on Tax Justice
On 21-22 March 2011, the Southeast Asian Strategy Workshop on Tax Justice was held at the Astoria Plaza Hotel in Pasig City. The workshop was organized by Action for Economic Reforms and Jubilee South/Asia-Pacific Movement on Debt and...
Tax Advocacy Toolkit
While some pioneering civil society groups have long been campaigning for fairer tax systems, the critical role of tax in achieving development and social justice has often been neglected by civil society in the North and the South. For many, tax is a...
Restructuring the Excise Tax on Cigarettes and Tobacco Products to Address Leakages and Enhance Revenue
There are two underlying factors for poor tax performance. First, we have many tax administration problems (e.g. tax evasion, poor re- cording and auditing by revenue agencies, and failure to computerize tax collection). Second, there are reforms in our tax structures...
Tax Reforms and Collective Action
The fiscal problem is perhaps P-Noy’s toughest challenge. He promised not to impose new taxes, and this limits his room for maneuver to solve the fiscal constraint, which is essentially a problem of low revenue collection. This is the context in which P-Noy welcomes...