Collect More - Spend Better, Eric Postel

June 9, 2016

Informal street trader sells maize near capital Lilongwe, Malawi. Some countries have very few taxpayers on the books (REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File Photo).
- Collect More - Spend Better, Eric Postel
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Billions of uncollected tax dollars in developing countries could be used to lift more people out of poverty. In this podcast, Eric Postel, USAID’s Associate Administrator explains how redoubled efforts to improve tax systems worldwide are making a difference. Postel participated in seminar entitled Collect More & Spend Better at the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in April.
Eric Postel, Associate Administrator at the U.S. Agency for International Development

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BEHIND THE MIC

Bruce Edwards

International Monetary Fund

Bruce Edwards produces the IMF podcast program. He's an award-winning audio producer and journalist who's covered armed conflicts, social unrest, and natural disasters from all corners of the world. He believes economists have an important role in solving the world's problems and aspires to showcase their research in every IMF podcast.

Rhoda Metcalfe

RHODA METCALFE is an independent journalist and audio producer.

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