Taxation and Domestic Revenue Mobilization

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Session No.: CE 26.34
Deadline passed
Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait
Date: October 11-15, 2026 (1 week) New dates
Delivery Method: In-person Training
Primary Language: English
Interpretation Language: Arabic
Target Audience:
- Senior and middle management levels in tax policy and administration at the central government level or regional governments with decision making in taxation
- Ministerial advisors, general directors and directors
Qualifications:
- Participants are expected to have a degree in the fields of economics, business administration, or law, with emphasis on public policy and its enforcement

Taxation is presented as central to defining the state, its capacity to spend, and its role in shaping economic and social development.
The course covers key topics in tax policy design and implementation, combining basic principles with practical and topical issues.
Specific focal areas:
- Trends in domestic revenue mobilization and basic design principles of the key taxes and tax procedural rules
- How to use various concepts of policy and administration gaps to think strategically about tax policy and compliance issues
- Good practices in enforcement and compliance, and how to use them to address fraud
- How the legal framework of a tax system should be designed to ensure good governance and maximize transparency, accountability, and efficiency
Practical emphasis:
- Use of tax gaps to shape policy and administration reforms
- Design of legal frameworks to ensure maximum transparency and clarity

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Understand the key principles in tax design, from an economic, legal, and administration perspectives
- Identify pragmatic policy and administration options to address weaknesses in tax systems
- Understand how data analysis can help inform decision making