Production: Ubora Academy of The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) under the African-Finnish Partnerships on Taxation Capacity in Africa (AFP-TCA) Program funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
This is one of the five modules of the Good Governance and Transparency in Taxation (GGTT) course which is part of the Building Excellence in Taxation and Administration (BETA) Program. You are encouraged to start with the Foundations of Good Governance and Transparency in Taxation, which is a prerequisite for this module.
The BETA Program is designed to equip policymakers, tax professionals and Public Finance Management specialists in government, private sector, or civil society, with the skills to build transparent, fair, and effective tax systems. The BETA program has three courses namely; Good Governance and Transparency in Taxation, Taxing the Digital Economy and Economic Research and Taxation. The program, offered in English and French, is open to anyone interested in enhancing their knowledge in taxation and governance.
In this course you will learn how governments can collect enough revenue to meet development goals while upholding justice, inclusivity, and accountability.
Target Audience
The course is designed for government officials in public finance and public administration, civil society actors engaged in fiscal transparency, academia, researchers and professionals in governance and taxation
Design Equitable, Progressive, and Transparent Tax Policies: Understand how to integrate the informal sector without undermining livelihoods and address socio-economic gaps through fair tax rates and well-targeted concessions.
Simplify Compliance and Rationalise Incentives: Understand digital solutions to reduce complexity, corruption, and costs for both taxpayers and administrators and review and reform tax incentives, ensuring they serve genuine development needs, not just narrow interests.
Integrate Domestic and Global Perspectives: Navigate global issues like cross-border profit shifting, digital taxation, and evolving international standards, and strategically position local tax frameworks to align with changing global norms, safeguarding African priorities.
