Study on Fiscal Burden and Taxation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT · Awarded contract
AwardedStudy on Fiscal Burden and Taxation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Awarded 31 Mar 2015
Awarded31 Mar 2015
Value£449,946.00
RegionScotland
CategoryConsultancy & Legal
Ended 10y 5mo ago1y 2mo term
Awarded 31 Mar 2015Expired 31 May 2016
About
The Department for International Development awarded a contract to the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) for a study on the fiscal burden in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The study provided a systematic household-level assessment of formal and informal taxes paid by DRC citizens to the state and state representatives, supporting dialogue and advocacy on tax reform, donor programme design to strengthen formal taxation systems, citizen control activities by civil society organisations, and comparison with actual revenues to assess leakage.
The contract value was £449,946.
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