Domestic resource mobilization: options for expanding fiscal space

The previous chapters have highlighted some of the domestic challenges that economies in the region are facing, including infrastructure shortages, large budget deficits, inflationary pressure and rising and persisitent inequality. With constrained growth prospects, productive and countercyclical government spending is critical in supporting inclusive growth and sustainable development. One of the most pressing issues for any country determined to invest in development is to raise the necessary resources. This chapter therefore explores various options of mobilizing domestic resources, with a particular focus on tax revenues.

Related Subject(s): Economic and Social Development