This paper presents a diagnostic assessment of the tax policy of Mali. The diagnostic assessment looks at the country's main taxes and levies; it is supplemented by a second report on the mining and petroleum sector. Tax revenues represented 15.37 percent of GDP in 2013, up slightly from the...

This report provides to the Ministry of Finance a review of the current mass valuation appraisal system, and further policy directions on improved tax design for a property tax that would not invite Constitutional challenge, especially in respect of tax base definition, tax rate policy, and tax...

This report reviews tax policy in the Maldives and identifies reform options to support efficiency, equity, and revenue. The absence of a broad-based personal income tax (PIT) generates revenue leakages and significantly diminishes the role of tax policy in income redistribution. A modern tax...

This Technical Assistance Report discusses the advice provided by the IMF staff to the authorities of Uganda regarding implementation of fiscal regimes for extractive industries. The report considers options on how to conduct future licensing rounds, including possible bid variables and bid...

This Technical Assistance Report discusses the advice provided by the IMF staff to the authorities of Uganda regarding extractive industry fiscal regimes. As Uganda's portfolio of projects diversifies in the oil sector, the minimum take could be adjusted to allow for possible bonus bids, and for...

This Technical Assistance report presents an international perspective on the employment impact of tax policy, and develops recommendations considering the background in the People's Republic of China. This report discusses the impact of tax policy including social security contributions on...