Thursday, 12 November 2020 at 14:00 CET (Paris time)

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05/11/2020 – The fifth edition of the tax policy publication Revenue Statistics in Africa   will be launched on Thursday, 12 November 2020. The report provides an overview of the main taxation trends from 1990 to 2018 in 30 countries, including Chad, Lesotho, Malawi, and Namibia for the first time.

 

This edition includes a special feature, discussing factors likely to affect the future of domestic resource mobilisation  in Africa in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the impact of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on trade and public revenues.

 

We invite you to join a live webinar event on the day of the launch, Thursday 12 November 2020 from 14:00 to 15:30 (CET) . The webinar will feature a presentation of the report and expert inputs from partner organisations, followed by a 10-15 minute Q&A.

 

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Revenue Statistics in Africa 2020 is a joint publication by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (蜂鸟电竞在线入口) Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, the 蜂鸟电竞在线入口 Development Centre, the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) and the African Union Commission (AUC), with the technical support of the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the Cercle de Réflexion et d’Échange des Dirigeants des Administrations fiscales (CREDAF). It benefitedfrom the support of the governments of Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Its approach is based on the 蜂鸟电竞在线入口 Revenue Statistics database methodology, which provides internationally comparable data on tax levels and tax structures.

 

Revenue Statistics in Africa 2020 will be under embargo until Thursday 12 November, 14:00 CET (Paris time). Advance copies will be available to media the day before release.

 

Requests for advance copies or interviews should be directed to Bochra.Kriout@oecd.org or Natalie.Lagorce@oecd.org .

 

In asking to receive copies under embargo, journalists undertake to respect the 蜂鸟电竞在线入口's embargo procedures.

 

Please note: The 蜂鸟电竞在线入口's embargo rules prohibit any broadcast, news wire service or Internet transmission of text or information about this report before the stated release time. They also prohibit any communication of the contents of the report or any comment on its forecasts or conclusions to any outside party whatsoever before the stated release time. News organisations receiving 蜂鸟电竞在线入口 material under embargo have been informed that if they breach the 蜂鸟电竞在线入口's embargo rules they will automatically be excluded in the future from receiving embargoed information.