Tuesday, Oct 19, 2021 | 10:30 AM - 01:30 PM
Location: SEC Virtual 02
Description:This event can be viewed by Meetings participants and staff on the Meetings Login Page. *Meetings Login Page|https://meetingslogin.worldbank.org/events/wbgimf-tax-conference*
Instructions for IMF Staff:
The WB/IMF Tax Conference -
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19 | 9:30-12:30 PM EDT | ZOOM |
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On behalf of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), we are pleased to invite you to register for the Tax Conference - Taxation of the Wealthy in Developing Countries, which will be held virtually on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm EDT. The Tax Conference is a semi-annual event series on international tax issues, co-organized by the World Bank and the IMF during the Annual and Spring Meetings and attended by member country officials, staff of international organizations, business and CSO representatives and academics. The tax experts during the upcoming Tax Conference will discuss the challenges in better taxation of income and wealth, the experience that governments in developing countries face in using tax policies to reduce income and wealth inequality and, the practical issues in designing as well as implementing such policies. The program agenda and the list of speakers can be found below or on the event page. For questions on registration, please contact us at Tax4Dev@worldbank.org. We look forward to your participation. Sincerely, The Tax Conference Organizers |
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AGENDAWB/IMF Tax Conference - Taxation of the Wealthy in Developing Countries Tuesday, October 19 | 9:30-12:30 PM EDT | Zoom Inequality in the form of extreme concentration of income and wealth has been rising in many countries. Recent evidence has shown that the top 1% share of global income has been between three to four times larger than the share of the bottom 50%. The persistence in income inequality over centuries until today is largely driven by inequality in distribution of wealth. Progressive tax policy is one of the prime tools for addressing such inequality and the optimal policy choices will need to balance the benefits of redistribution with the costs of implementing such policies. Setting tax policy to address inequality faces many challenges, including how to deal with globalization, tax competition, tax avoidance and evasion, and state capture. This year we will discuss the challenges in better taxation of income and wealth, the experience of governments in developing countries and the practical issues they face in designing as well as implementing tax policies to reduce income and wealth inequality. |
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