Tax and Corruption 2017 | Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) | 12 April 2017 | Sydney, Australia

Taxes are the main sources of revenue for governments to fund public services and projects. Detecting tax evasion is thus important for authorities to ensure sufficient revenue collection. Corruption, like tax evasion, also leads to erosion of government revenue, in addition to lowering morale, fostering distrust in the government, and creating efficiency losses associated with rent-seeking. Good governance is key to promoting inclusive growth and poverty reduction. Domestic resource mobilization, good central and local government relations, and private sector development are necessary pillars to support growth. However, capacity in governance among ADB’s developing member countries (DMCs) remains weak. Institutions need capacity building and training to further strengthen them against corruption, promote good governance, and for them to perform their stated functions well.

Objectives
To enable participants to share knowledge and experience on:

forms of fiscal corruption;
the nature and size of problems for revenue authorities;
the impact of corruption on tax revenues, tax compliance, and economic development;
the relationship between corruption and tax evasion;
the relationship between corruption and fiscal decentralization;
reforming tax administration to reduce corruption;
ensuring ethical behavior of tax officials;
drafting tax policy and tax law to mitigate opportunities for corruption;
other measures to reduce the potential for corruption in the tax revenue administration and collection system; and
the role of international advisory firms and ethical MNEs.
Participants