Digital Revolutions in Public Finance

Publication Date:

November 1, 2017

Electronic Access:

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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..."

Series:

Books

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

November 1, 2017

ISBN/ISSN:

9781484315224

Stock No:

DRPFEA

Pages:

362

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