"In this paper, the authors describe South Africa's value added tax (VAT), showing that (1) the VAT is mildly regressive, and (2) it is an effective source of government revenue, compared with other tax instruments in South Africa. They evaluate the VAT in the context of other distortions in the...

The European Local Energy Assistance facility is run by the European Investment Bank on behalf of the European Commission. It helps the public and private sector implement energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable transport Investment projects, thus reducing greenhouse gas emissions....