Tag: FTM
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What is Nigeria’s path to closing the revenue gap for development?
Following the recent publication of the Fair Tax Monitor Nigeria Report: Taxing the Rich, FTM’s Ishmael Zulu was interviewed for the Business Edge on Nigeria’s national station News Central. In this wide-ranging and comprehensive interview, a number of topics were addressed, such as Nigeria’s critical revenue gap, which threatens its development goals and the stark…
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A Greener, Fairer Future: How Our New FTM Chapter Paves the Way for Environmental Tax Justice
As COP29 unfolds, global attention is squarely on solutions to meet urgent climate targets. In line with these critical discussions, Oxfam and Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) are expanding the Fair Tax Monitor’s Common Research Framework (CRF) to include an in-depth Green Taxes chapter. This new component is designed to help low-income countries implement environmentally…
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New Fair Tax Monitor Nigeria Report: Taxing the Rich to Combat Inequality
On 15th October 2024, the newest Fair Tax Monitor (FTM) report, thematically focused on Taxing the Rich, was launched in Nigeria. It shines a light on a critical issue: how fair taxation of the wealthiest could be the key to tackling the country’s deepening hunger and inequality crisis.
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FTM countries vote in favour of the Terms of Reference for the UN Tax Convention
Image of the final vote results on the TOR for the UN Tax Convention Gaining UN approval for negotiating a legally binding agreement is usually a journey, and often quite a tricky and tiresome one. On 16th August, one such expedition reached a momentous destination however as, in a historic win for tax justice, UN…
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MIFTAH Launches Fair Tax Monitor OPT
On April 10th 2019, Oxfam’s partner MIFTAH launched the Fair Tax Monitor OPT . The FTM report aims to provide the Palestinian public and civil society organizations with an overview of the national tax system. The FTM relies on publicly available data on the tax burden, distribution of taxes and management of tax administration to…
