Nobody's talking about the R&D tax relief scandal. But we should be - because it could have cost the UK £10bn. https://taxpolicy.org.uk/2024/09/30/the-uk-has-lost-up-to-10bn-in-the-rd-tax-relief-scandal-how-did-hmrc-and-the-treasury-miss-it/

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UNDESA Financing for development preparatory process

The project aims to mobilize substantive support, advocacy and knowledge sharing to ensure a comprehensive and inclusive, country-driven preparatory process for a Fourth International Conference on Fi...

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Norway is engaged in the process, and supporting it, both as one of the co-facilitators of the outcome resolution document and financially supporting the preparatory process. Bistandsresultater (norad.no#FFD (8/8)

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Currently UN DESA is undertaking an open (until 15.10) consultation from a wide range of stakeholders. Based on this – they will develop an “Elements paper” that will form the basis of the intergovernmental negotiations FFD4 | Financing for Sustainable Development Office (un.org#FFD (7/8)

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At FFD4 in Spain 2025 contested questions will include dealing with sovereign debt under increased interest rates, and reform of the International Financial Institutions with many countries demanding new institutions where these issues can be negotiated on a more equal footing. #FFD (6/8)

These include initiatives such as the Platform on Collaboration on Tax, the Addis Tax Initiative, and the UNDP-OECD collaboration Tax Inspectors Without Borders which have assisted developing countries in raising billions of dollars in additional revenue. #FFD (5/8)

In the wake of the 3rd FFD conference, and also spurred by parallel discussions at the G20, new initiatives emerged for instance in the domain of international taxation and domestic resource mobilization, fostering new collaborations. #FFD (4/8)

Although the outcome of the FFD negotiations are declarations with primarily a normative role, the conferences have been influential, particularly in the intersections between international financial and economic governance and development. #FFD (3/8)

The UN is set to hold its 4th conference on Financing for Development (FFD), the last one taking place in Addis Abeba in 2015. The FFD is the lesser-known sister of the Sustainable Development Goals-process, focused on identifying how to finance the achievement of the SDGs. #FFD (2/8)