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This tool enables policy makers to make more informed decisions about VAT exemptions and zero-ratings.
Analogous with the gradually increasing global temperature, a gradually increasing carbon tax will over time alter and transform the economics of energy use.
Machine learning and satellite imagery can provide data needed by governments for effective property tax management more quickly and efficiently.
Strategies include smart enforcement, presumptive taxes, digital tools, sector-specific reforms, and incentives tied to formalization benefits.
Fiscal incentives and producer responsibility can make safe recycling the norm—protecting millions from toxic exposure.
Transforming tax administration with business intelligence enhances transparency, efficiency, and progress toward the sustainable development goals.
Innovative reforms can play a role in helping tax systems to contribute to improved social protection and reduced inequality in Asia and the Pacific.
Governments must rethink and refine tax policy and administration measures to not only address development challenges but also to build back better.
Find out why Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit, Asia's first gold-standard BRT, performs better than most metro systems in the world.