Digital Revolutions in Public Finance

Digitization promises to reshape fiscal policy by transforming how governments collect, process, share, and act on information. More and higher-quality information can improve not only policy design for tax and spending, but also systems for their management, including tax administration and complia...

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Main Author: Gupta, Sanjeev
Other Authors: Keen, Michael, Shah, Alpa, Verdier, Genevieve
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2017, 2017
Series:Fiscal Affairs Department How-To Notes
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Digitization promises to reshape fiscal policy by transforming how governments collect, process, share, and act on information. More and higher-quality information can improve not only policy design for tax and spending, but also systems for their management, including tax administration and compliance, delivery of public services, administration of social programs, public financial management, and more. Countries must chart their own paths to effectively balance the potential benefits against the risks and challenges, including institutional and capacity constraints, privacy concerns, and new avenues for fraud and evasion. Support for this book and the conference on which it is based was provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 'Click Download on the top right corner for your free copy..."
Physical Description:362 p.
ISBN:9781484315224
1484348176