Oxfam America
For A Program To Promote Equitable Tax Policies In Ghana
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Amount$450,000
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Program
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Date Awarded10/21/2020
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Term24 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Overview
Oxfam America works closely with local civil society organizations around the world to promote transparency of government revenues and spending and to increase public participation in decisions about how public resources are allocated and spent. Tackling inequality is one of Oxfam’s primary pillars of work and the impact of COVID-19 has elevated this issue to the top of the global development policy agenda. One of Oxfam’s approaches to addressing inequality is through taxation. With this grant, Oxfam will implement a project in Ghana to increase domestic revenues by focusing on property, wealth, and corporate taxation. Oxfam will work with two district governments to use innovative technology to facilitate property valuation and tax collection. Oxfam will also design and deploy the Ghana Responsible Tax Index, which ranks companies annually based on their level of tax compliance and disclosure of tax payment information. The information generated from the district pilots and the index will support Oxfam’s advocacy efforts to increase property taxation and corporate tax compliance. (Strategy: Transparency, Participation, and Accountability)
About the Grantee
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Grants to this Grantee
for a program to promote equitable tax policies in Ghana
Oxfam America works closely with local civil society organizations around the world to promote transparency of government revenues and spending and to increase public participation in decisions about how public resources are allocated and spent. Oxfam’s vision in Ghana is “a just, equitable, and sustainable society where those with power are accountable and citizens realize their rights.” Oxfam’s Accountable Governance and Just Economy program supports increased citizen oversight and influence in the use of government revenues and resources in Ghana. Building off the previous one, this grant aims to sustain and scale up gains from the ongoing initiative for improved transparency, accountability, and performance of government tax revenue at both the subnational and national levels in Ghana through active citizenship and civil society engagement and oversight by end of 2024. (Strategy: Inclusive Governance)
for Oxfam Novib's Voice initiative
Oxfam America will provide funding to Oxfam Novib to support the Voice initiative, which promotes inclusive governance across 10 countries in Africa and Asia. Under the Voice initiative, Oxfam Novib will partner with the Transparency and Accountability Initiative, a donor collaborative, to support efforts by community-based organizations that seek to increase access of people who are marginalized and discriminated against, notably persons with disabilities, to the decision-making processes on how government revenues are allocated and spent. (Strategy: Transparency, Participation, and Accountability)
for the Power and Money program
Oxfam America’s Power and Money program promotes government and corporate transparency and creates opportunities for citizens to participate in decisions about how public revenues are generated, allocated, and spent. Oxfam advocates at the international level for stronger governance and transparency norms and works with local partners at national and subnational levels to promote effective implementation of those norms. During this grant period, Oxfam will intensify efforts to protect civic space and foster greater participation of women and minority groups in fiscal matters. (Strategy: Transparency, Participation, and Accountability)
