1. The LAC-OECD Fiscal Initiative A regional initiative for policy dialogue

2. The LAC-OECD Fiscal Initiative
Project Overview
Building a policy dialogue platform on fiscal policy issues
Joint Programme of Center for Tax Policy Administration (CTPA) and OECD Development Centre (DEV)
Multiyear programme starting in November 2009

3. The LAC-OECD Fiscal Initiative
OECD value added
The OECD’s Committee on Fiscal Affairs (CFA) and its specialised working groups: a unique forum for exchanging views on tax policy and administrative issues
CTPA:
Unique tax policy forum of senior OECD tax officials
Extensive experience on implementing basic analytical frameworks
OECD Tax Policy Studies series
DEV:
Latin American desk a bridge between OECD countries and the region.
Latin American Economic Outlook

4. The LAC-OECD Fiscal Initiative
Objectives
To establish a regional forum for dialogue on fiscal issues (tax and public expenditure) in order to exchange specific policy experiences among LAC and OECD fiscal policymakers.
To build internationally comparable data and indicators on tax revenues among LAC and OECD countries.
To provide assistance on a demand driven basis in the design and implementation of reform

5. Policy dialogue Policy workshops Some examples of events
Tax policy workshop. Mexico 2009
Micro-simulation analysis and forecasting (CIT, PIT and VAT). Panama 2010
Fiscal federalism workshop. Colombia 2010
Some examples of events
Working Party 2 (CTPA)
High level forums (DEV)

6. Comparable data and indicators
Latin American Revenue Statistics
Revenue Statistics: a set of international comparable data on government sector revenues for OECD countries.
CTPA/DEV, with the collaboration of ECLAC and CIAT, will apply this methodology to 12 Latin American countries (six countries in process).

7. Comparable data and indicators
Latin American Revenue Statistics
Main advantages of the database. A concrete example:
Accessibility
Comparability
Disaggregation

8. Comparable data and indicators
Latin American Revenue Statistics
Type of questions that can be answered with this database
A quick view

9. The LAC-OECD Fiscal Initiative A regional initiative for policy dialogue