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  "summary": "Revenue Forecasting and Analysis Training Program Target Audience All government officials are welcome to register.",
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      "heading": "Training program and delivery",
      "content": "- Title: Revenue Forecasting and Analysis (RFAx)\n- Session No.: OL 26.197\n- Location: Course conducted online\n- Date: May 1, 2026 - April 15, 2027 (50 weeks) New dates\n- Delivery Method: Online Training\n- Primary Language: English\n- Presented by the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department"
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      "heading": "Target audience and qualifications",
      "content": "- Target Audience:\n  - All government officials are welcome to register.\n  - The course is designed for anyone interested in learning about the theory and practice of revenue forecasting and tax policy analysis.\n- Qualifications:\n  - Some knowledge of taxation and/or economics is helpful.\n  - Basic Microsoft Excel skills and access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection are essential."
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      "heading": "Course description",
      "content": "- The course offers hands-on learning to build foundational knowledge on the different quantitative models and techniques that can be used to forecast revenues and undertake tax policy analysis.\n- The course also explores related issues such as the features of a sound institutional framework and the key principles of tax policymaking."
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      "heading": "Course objectives",
      "content": "Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:\n- Analyze fundamental principles and trends in tax revenue analysis.\n- Explain the key features of an effective institutional framework for revenue forecasting.\n- Identify data requirements and recognize potential data issues.\n- Produce revenue forecasts using different models.\n- Recognize the strengths and limitations of different forecasting methods.\n- Use the adequate model(s) to quantify the impact of tax policy changes, including input-output tables and micro-simulation models."
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    "Session No.: OL 26.197",
    "Location: Course conducted online",
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    "Delivery Method: Online Training",
    "Primary Language: English",
    "Presented by the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department",
    "Target Audience:",
    "Qualifications:",
    "The course offers hands-on learning to build foundational knowledge on the different quantitative models and techniques that can be used to forecast revenues and undertake tax policy analysis.",
    "The course also explores related issues such as the features of a sound institutional framework and the key principles of tax policymaking.",
    "Analyze fundamental principles and trends in tax revenue analysis.",
    "Explain the key features of an effective institutional framework for revenue forecasting.",
    "Identify data requirements and recognize potential data issues.",
    "Produce revenue forecasts using different models.",
    "Recognize the strengths and limitations of different forecasting methods.",
    "Use the adequate model(s) to quantify the impact of tax policy changes, including input-output tables and micro-simulation models."
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