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Coordination fiscale dans l'Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine. Tax Coordination in the West African Economic and Monetary Union

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  • Mario Mansour
  • Grégoire Rota-Graziosi

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Tax coordination in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) is one of the most advanced in the world, de jure at least. Since the late 1990s, a number of indirect and direct tax directives have been produced, limiting member States in the conduct of their national tax policies. The objectives of this coordination are to: promote regional economic integration; support countries in their efforts to substitute domestic taxes for trade taxes, which are set to decline due to trade liberalization; and mobilize additional tax revenue. The primary goal of this paper is to review the current status of the WAEMU tax coordination framework. We examine in some detail the various directives and regulations (de jure coordination), and their application in member states (de facto coordination). This is followed by a brief analysis of the evolution of tax revenue structures. We conclude with some observations on the challenges of, and lessons learned from, tax coordination in the region.

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  • Mario Mansour & Grégoire Rota-Graziosi, 2012. "Coordination fiscale dans l'Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine. Tax Coordination in the West African Economic and Monetary Union," Revue d’économie du développement, De Boeck Université, vol. 20(3), pages 9-34.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:edddbu:edd_263_0009
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    1. AMEDANOU, Yawovi M. Isaac, 2018. "Examen de l'optimalité de la performance fiscale dans les pays en développement : le cas de l’UEMOA [Review of the optimality of tax performance in developing countries: evidence from WAEMU]," MPRA Paper 89513, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. International Monetary Fund, 2016. "Mali: Technical Assistance Report-Tax Policy-Diagnostic Assessment," IMF Staff Country Reports 2016/083, International Monetary Fund.

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