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Challenges and Reform Opportunities for Property Taxation in Benin

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This paper offers a comprehensive overview of the current state of property taxation in Benin. It delves into the various challenges faced in the property tax domain and identifies potential avenues for reform. It provides a detailed examination of the property tax landscape in Benin, highlighting key areas for improvement and suggesting viable paths for effective tax policy reform.

Authors

Research Lead

Damas Hounsounon

Jonas Fassinou

Doctoral Fellow

Publication Details

Country
Flag of Benin Benin
Approaches
  • Reform & Advisory Support
  • Research
Themes
  • Compliance and Enforcement
  • Political Economy
  • Revenue-Services Links
Publication Status
Upcoming

Colette Nyirakamana

Research Lead

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Dr. Colette Nyirakamana is Research Lead for the LoGRI program, and Senior Research Associate at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. Prior to joining LoGRI, Colette worked as program lead of the African Property Tax Initiative  (APTI) at the International Centre for Tax and Development, where she was in charge of supporting APTI-funded researchers, leading research projects, engaging with key stakeholders and advising governments in the design of property tax reform efforts. Her research focuses on local finances with particular emphasis on the institutional and political factors that create favourable and unfavourable conditions for effective revenue mobilization. She holds a doctoral degree in Comparative Public Policy from McMaster University in Canada

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Nicolas Orgeira Pillai

Doctoral Fellow

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Nicolas Orgeira Pillai is a Doctoral Fellow with LoGRI. His research focuses on local revenue mobilisation, with a particular interest in property taxation and tax compliance. Through the use of impact evaluation approaches and quantitative analysis, his work aims to support tax administrations in implementing state-building tax reforms that improves governance and the relationship between the government and the citizens. His projects also relate to tax administration, gender and taxation, and the informal economy. He holds a master’s in economics at the University of Toronto and is a doctoral candidate in Economics at the University of Sussex.

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