Domestic Revenue Mobilization in Low Income Countries: Where To From Here?

Peter Mullins, Sanjeev Gupta and Jianhong Liu
Additional contact information
Peter Mullins: Independent consultant
Sanjeev Gupta: Center for Global Development
Jianhong Liu: Center for Global Development

No 195, Policy Papers from Center for Global Development

Abstract: Spending needs for financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in developing countries are large and cannot be covered by external flows alone. This has made it imperative for these countries to raise more resources domestically over time—an urgency accentuated by the fiscal impact of COVID-19, possibly with a long-lasting impact on revenue-generating capacity. This paper argues that there is considerable potential for raising more revenues from domestic sources in developing countries to finance development, but this would require strong political leadership to overcome resistance from vested interests. The paper identifies the areas where revenue potential exists and the type of reforms needed to tap this potential.

Pages: 21 pages
Date: 2020-12-10
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.cgdev.org/publication/domestic-revenue ... l&utm_campaign=repec

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:cgd:ppaper:195

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Policy Papers from Center for Global Development Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Publications Manager ().