World Bank Group

The World Bank Group (WBG) endorses the ATI objectives of the Addis Tax Initiative and has joined the Addis Tax Initiative as ATI supporting organisation. 

The priority of the WBG on domestic revenue mobilisation is to improve the efficiency of tax systems in client countries, and through that, the operations of government. WBG tax engagements aim to facilitate the design and implementation of evidence-based tax capacity development and policy reforms. Three primary DRM goals of the WBG focused on taxation are to establish mutually recognised roles of international organisations for more effective delivery for clients, to strengthen the legitimacy of the international tax system and to achieve a 15% of GDP minimum tax revenue in all countries.

The WBG is the largest provider of concessional financing for efforts to strengthen domestic revenue mobilisation in developing countries. A total of 295 DRM-related operations and activities are ongoing in 91 countries, of which 136 are lending operations and 159 are Advisory Service and Analytic activities.

The WBG has launched the Global Tax Program Multi-Donor Trust Fund (GTP MDTF) in 2017. Since then, more development partners have joined the GTP MDTF, which is currently receiving 55 mio. USD in funding.