IMPROVING TAX ADMINISTRATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, PHASE II

This project will continue the partnership between SECO and the Inter-American Centre of Tax Administrations (CIAT) with the aim of strengthening tax administrations in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) by providing technical support and capacity building to four to six beneficiary countries. Tax systems in LAC face high evasion rates, are not achieving adequate redistribution, negatively affect investment and provide a large number of tax deductions. Underlying reasons for these challenges include the high degree of informality and complex legal and judicial systems. Low capacity and limited budgets in tax administrations exacerbate these challenges. This second phase of the program addresses some of these issues by providing technical support and capacity building in the areas of processes, decision-making, technology adaption and human resource management.