1. Workgroup on Political Economy of Tax Regimes in South Asia

2. Where? CONTEXT ANALYSIS Power structure Formal/informal stakeholders Lobbies interests and extent of influence in policy-making process Extent of rent-seeking and their impact on legitimacy of public institutions

3. What? ISSUES/INSTRUMENTS Tax policy goals Instruments to achieve the goals Coverage Subsidies

4. HOW? THE PROCESS Articulation of the need for reform and political acceptability Mobilizing public support and balancing competing interests Assessment of institutional and administrative constraints Designing, sequencing, monitoring and evaluation