Side event: From AAAA to FfD4 - Strengthening Tax Cooperation for the 2030 Agenda
Third Preparatory Committee Session for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4)
10-14 February 2025
Tax Inspectors Without Borders: From AAAA to FfD4 - Strengthening Tax Cooperation for the 2030 Agenda12 February 2025 • 15:00-16:30 EST |
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This side event was organised by the TIWB Secretariat in partnership with the Government of Finland and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD).
Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB), a joint initiative of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), was launched at the Third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa in 2015. TIWB's decade of implementation experience demonstrates how enhanced tax capacity directly accelerates sustainable development. Through its unique approach of expert deployments and sustained engagement, TIWB has translated the Addis Ababa Action Agenda’s (AAAA) high-level commitments on domestic resource mobilization and international tax cooperation into practical results. This includes not only direct revenue gains but also institutional strengthening of tax administrations, enhanced audit capabilities particularly in key economic sectors, and improved capacity to combat illicit financial flows. These achievements directly contribute to countries’ ability to finance and achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Looking ahead, the zero draft of the FfD4 outcome document outlines an ambitious agenda for international tax cooperation, including supporting countries in reaching 15% tax-to-GDP ratios, enhancing beneficial ownership transparency, and strengthening measures against illicit financial flows. TIWB's proven implementation model positions it as a possible key delivery mechanism for these commitments. The additional revenue potential from enhanced tax cooperation could help close critical financing gaps for sustainable development. However, meeting these expanded responsibilities will require enhanced institutional support from partner administrations, strengthened deployment mechanisms, and sustainable funding frameworks.
The Third PrepCom Session provided a critical opportunity to examine how TIWB can evolve to meet these new challenges. Through focused discussion among key stakeholders, this session explored concrete steps to enhance TIWB's institutional framework, expand its expert deployment capacity, and strengthen its ability to deliver on both FfD4 commitments and the 2030 Agenda. The panel addressed practical measures to secure enhanced support from partner administrations, develop specialized expertise in emerging areas such as digital taxation and beneficial ownership transparency, and create sustainable mechanisms for long-term expert deployments.
This TIWB side event will took place in English only on 12 February 2025 from 15:00-16:30 in Conference Room E, United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States.
For more information, contact the TIWB Secretariat directly: secretariat@tiwb.org
SPEAKERS A panel of leading experts will discuss the topic.
Opening remarks
Panel discussion - Moderated by Mr. Ben Dickinson - Deputy Director, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, OECD.
Closing remarks
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