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The LAC-OECD Fiscal Initiative A regional initiative for policy dialogue. The LAC-OECD Fiscal Initiative. Project Overview Building a policy dialogue platform on fiscal policy issues Joint Programme of Center for Tax Policy Administration (CTPA) and OECD Development Centre (DEV)
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The LAC-OECD Fiscal InitiativeA regional initiative for policy dialogue
The LAC-OECD Fiscal Initiative Project Overview • Building a policy dialogue platform on fiscal policy issues • Joint Programme of Center for Tax Policy Administration (CTPA) and OECD Development Centre (DEV) • Multiyear programme starting in November 2009
The LAC-OECD Fiscal Initiative OECD value added • The OECD’s Committee on Fiscal Affairs (CFA) and its specialised working groups: a unique forum for exchanging views on tax policy and administrative issues • CTPA: • Unique tax policy forum of senior OECD tax officials • Extensive experience on implementing basic analytical frameworks • OECD Tax Policy Studies series • DEV: • Latin American desk a bridge between OECD countries and the region. • Latin American Economic Outlook
The LAC-OECD Fiscal Initiative Objectives • To establish a regional forum for dialogue on fiscal issues (tax and public expenditure) in order to exchange specific policy experiences among LAC and OECD fiscal policymakers. • To build internationally comparable data and indicators on tax revenues among LAC and OECD countries. • To provide assistance on a demand driven basis in the design and implementation of reform
Policy dialogue Policy workshops • Tax policy workshop. Mexico 2009 • Micro-simulation analysis and forecasting (CIT, PIT and VAT). Panama 2010 • Fiscal federalism workshop. Colombia 2010 Some examples of events • Working Party 2 (CTPA) • High level forums (DEV)
Comparable data and indicators Latin American Revenue Statistics • Revenue Statistics: a set of international comparable data on government sector revenues for OECD countries. • CTPA/DEV, with the collaboration of ECLAC and CIAT, will apply this methodology to 12 Latin American countries (six countries in process).
Comparable data and indicators Latin American Revenue Statistics • Main advantages of the database. A concrete example: Accessibility Comparability Disaggregation
Comparable data and indicators Latin American Revenue Statistics • Type of questions that can be answered with this database • A quick view
The LAC-OECD Fiscal InitiativeA regional initiative for policy dialogue