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29-May-2006
International co-operation is helping governments around the world to combat tax cheating through improved transparency and exchange of information in tax matters but there are still gaps that need to be plugged, according to a new report by the OECD’s Global Forum on Taxation.
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24-May-2006
Greece was honoured to chair the 2006 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting, which centred on the theme "Delivering Prosperity". Against the backdrop of a broadening global expansion, Ministers identified and discussed two sets of key policy challenges. See also the Chair's statement .
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09-May-2006
A strong boom gives fertile ground for reforms to boost labour supply. That should mitigate the risk of macroeconomic overheating and ensure sustainability of public finances. Housing policies also need reform with fewer subsidies and more flexibility in the rental market.
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04-May-2006
Growth over the past decade has been among the strongest in the OECD, underpinned by strong innovation and high educational attainment. To sustain this performance productivity needs to be further boosted, especially in the sheltered sector and in public services, the government’s ambitious employment targets need to be realised and fiscal sustainability ensured while reducing future pressures on taxation.
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20-Apr-2006
Convergence to EU average living standards has stalled and key challenges for Portugal are putting public finances on a sustainable path and raising productivity, by enhancing human capital, increasing competition and innovation, and facilitating labour mobility.
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02-Mar-2006
For more than a decade, Ireland has been the OECD’s star performer. But sustaining this performance will become harder over time, and reforms in areas such as competition policy, education, innovation and infrastructure investment will be needed. At the same time, Ireland needs to leave room for manoeuvre to deal with some sizeable macroeconomic risks.
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16-Jan-2006
Chile has elected its first female president, in Michelle Bachelet. As head of the left-leaning coalition which has led Chile since the country’s return to democracy in 1990, the new leader has promised continuity, though with a promise of more jobs and social justice. Tackling these issues could indeed make a difference, even if the economy has fared relatively well, as economists Luiz de Mello and Nanno Mulder explain in this article for the OECD Observer magazine.
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