Taxation as a Means to Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Africa and Other Developing Countries

In 2015, the United Nations published its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, establishing 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  Presentations and discussions in this panel explored how taxation can play a significant role in achieving many of the SDGs, and the importance of taxpayer rights in engaging taxpayers as part of this effort.

Moderator: Sansia Blackmore, African Tax Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Panelists: Odd-Helge Fjeldstad,  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen, Norway; African Tax Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Johanna Mugler, Institute of Social Anthropology, Bern University, Switzerland 
Annet Oguttu, African Tax Institute and Department of Taxation, University of Pretoria, South Africa