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Finance & Procurement

2.5m Indian Farmers miss out on drought-compensation

Two-and-a-half million Indian farmers have not received drought compensation paid out by the government because they do not have bank accounts, the Times of India reports today. Nearly 9m farmers in […]

Germany to boost spending, after balancing its budget

After balancing its budget for the first time in almost half a century, Germany’s government plans to increase spending on infrastructure and foreign aid over the next five years, senior […]

India budget gets mixed reviews

Indian has announced its first full budget since Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party party swept to power in May 2014. Finance minister Arun Jaitley, revealed a range of measures in his address to […]

Greece to review public spending and increase efficiency

Greece has today pledged to review public spending, make central and local government bodies more efficient and to identify savings in each government department. The proposals, which stop short of […]

Greek civil service to become ‘more effective’, says minister

Greece will today announce measures to streamline its civil service and crack down on tax evasion in a bid to secure a bailout extension. Finance ministry experts have spent the […]

India to give sweet incentive

India will give its cash-strapped sugar mills an incentive to produce and export raw sugar, Reuters has reported. A senior government official said the measure will help cut stocks after […]

Wayne Wouters, Government of Canada: Exclusive Interview

In an exclusive interview with Global Government Forum, retired head of the Canadian civil service Wayne Wouters sets out his biggest achievements and some of the challenges he faced in office Professional ice […]

Germany collects more taxes than ever before

Taxes collected by the German state reached a record high in 2014, and the trend is set to continue, the finance ministry predicts. Last year’s total tax revenue was €593bn […]

Progress in Tax Transparency – Mexico More Compliant Than Austria

More countries than ever are making progress in exchanging information on tax matters for increased transparency. However, the programme to push this forward is resulting in some unexpected outcomes. The […]

How Tax Information Exchange Treaties Are Working

With the hunt for offshore money laundering picking up pace, how are the laws being implemented? The core element is the OECD’s Tax Information Exchange Treaties, which in 2013 built […]