Mobilising domestic financial resources for development

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29-Nov-2008

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

During his participation in a roundtable discussion on mobilising domestice financial resources at the ICC meeting in Doha, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría emphasised the critical role taxation, trade and investment policies play in development aid.

 

From global crisis to good global economic governance: taking the Monterrey Consensus forward

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28-Nov-2008

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Angel Gurría highlighted the need for good global economic governance, especially in taxation and development aid, and urged countries to maintain their commitments to helping the developing world in a time of economic crisis.

Towards a Fiscal Policy for Development: Launch of Latin American Economic Outlook 2009

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28-Oct-2008

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary General

Launching the report in San Salvador, OECD Secretary-General recognised the recent macroeconomic achievements of Latin America but stressed the importance of re-orienting the objectives of fiscal policy towards reducing poverty and inequality.

Improving transparency and stepping up exchange of information in tax matters

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21-Oct-2008

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

At the Conference on the Fight Against International Tax Evasion and Avoidance, Secretary-General Angel Gurría called upon the governments of Europe to strengthen their efforts in tax transparency and exchange of information.

Conference for the 50th Anniversary of the OECD Model Tax Convention: speech by Christine Lagarde

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10-Sep-2008

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Minister of Economy, Industry and Employment

In her speech, Ms. Lagarde explained why the OECD Model Tax Convention is an unparalleled reference model, listed its keys of success and described the challenges for the future.

Conference on the 50th Anniversary of the OECD Model Tax Convention, welcome and introduction by Jeffrey Owens

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08-Sep-2008

Jeffrey Owens, Director, OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration

In his speech, Mr. Owens explained the history of the OECD Model Tax Convention and took the opportunity to thank the speakers of the Conference who are among the world’s leading tax treaty specialists. ...

Conference on the 50th Anniversary of the OECD Model Tax Convention, remarks by Angel Gurría

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08-Sep-2008

OECD Secretary-General

In his remarks, Angel Gurría underlined that throughout these five decades, the OECD Model Tax Convention has established itself as the means of settling the most common problems that arise in the field of international taxation on a uniform basis.

Tax Competition: A Threat or a Saviour

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16-Jun-2008

Jeffrey Owens, Director, OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration

In his speech at The Finance Dublin 9th Annual Conference 2008, Jeffrey Owens stressed that Europe must embrace tax competition, which should be seen as an integrated part of the Lisbon agenda. But countries ...

Changing Climate Change: The New Dimension of Economics

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03-Jun-2008

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

At the opening session of the OECD Forum 2008, Angel Gurría underlined that the overall effectiveness of actions against climate change would be eroded without the participation of all the world’s countries. ...

Seminar on “Embracing globalisation in the 21st century: a dialogue on the Nordic approach

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21-May-2008

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

In his welcome at the Seminar on “Embracing globalisation in the 21st century: a dialogue on the Nordic approach”, Mr. Gurría wondered if there is a “Nordic model”, if the Nordic approach is sustainable and if elements of this approach were transferable.

Publication

In addition to the countries reported on in 2007, this report includes information on Chile, bringing to 83 the number of countries covered.

Tax Co-operation: Towards a Level Playing Field - 2008 Assessment by the Global Forum on Taxation

2008 Edition of Revenue Statistics. Special feature: The balance between direct and indirect taxation

Revenue Statistics 1965-2007, 2008 Edition

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