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Building Progressive and Equitable Local Revenue Systems in Lower-Income Countries | An initiative of @ictdtax.bsky.social, based at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy.

https://logri.org/
📍Earlier this month, LoGRI's Adele Somat participated at the
#SCEW25 in Barcelona 🇪🇸 !

At a workshop organized by @un-habitat.bsky.social & @iclei.org, she spoke about how #AI has been used to support property mapping and valuation in #Kananga, DRC.

Learn more ➡️ logri.org/project/it-a...
November 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
That’s a wrap of our #Cotonou2025 🇧🇯 conference!

Day 2 touched on key property tax issues like compliance, govt legitimacy, data-sharing & urban planning.

👏Thanks to all attendees their valuable insights & contributions!

Let's keep the #PropertyTax conversation going ➡️ logri.org/event/logri-...
November 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Day 1 of #Cotonou2025 wrapped!

The opening day of our #PropertyTax conference, co-hosted with ASE and DGI Benin, featured rich discussions on interinstitutional collab and linking land administration to property tax.

Stay tuned for Day 2 highlights!
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November 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🎉Yesterday was the first day of the in-person module of our new training initiative, the #PTDP, in #Cotonou 🇧🇯 !

🤝After 8 online modules, the cohort had the opportunity to meet in person and learn more about the intricacies of #PropertyTax reform!

Learn more 👉 logri.org/2025/09/logr...
October 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The African Centre for Tax and Governance, with support from #LoGRI, conducted a property tax diagnostic assessment in 3 Nigerian states 🇳🇬 to understand common #PropertyTax challenges and reform options.

Check out this PB to learn more about the situation in #Kaduna!👇

🔗 logri.org/publication/...
Diagnostic Assessment of Property Tax in Nigeria – The Case of Kaduna State - The Local Government Revenue Initiative
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October 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🎉We’re delighted to announce the launch of our new training course, the Property Tax Development Program!

📚The #PTDP is a 5-week hybrid course designed to equip participants with cutting edge #propertytax insights & tools to support effective tax reform.

Learn more ➡️ logri.org/2025/09/logr...
LoGRI Launches Property Tax Training Course - The Local Government Revenue Initiative
The Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) is excited to announce the launch of its new training initiative, the Property Tax Development Program (PTDP). The PTDP is a hybrid course designed to e...
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September 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
📣 #NewPublication!

Our latest working paper argues that loosening legal requirements that properties & owners must registered to be taxed can help local govts expand the tax base fairly and affordably.

Read more about this "property tax-first approach" here: utoronto.scholaris.ca/server/api/c...
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September 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
How can #PropertyTaxes help accelerate subnational development?

Our latest policy brief by @wilsonprichard.bsky.social argues that by simplifying tax admin, leveraging IT tools & building political and public support for reform, local govts can make real progress.

🔗 logri.org/publication/...
Property Taxes for Development: Building the Foundation for Accelerated Subnational Development - The Local Government Revenue Initiative
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September 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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🏆Congrats to Laura Montenbruck on winning the IIPF Young Economists Award!

Her study in Freetown- alongside an ICTD,
@logritax.bsky.social & @theigc.bsky.social property tax reform work- shows how better info on public services can boost tax compliance.

📜Read her blog: www.ictd.ac/blog/does-in...
Our #IIPF2025 congress in Nairobi now being over, IIPF President James Hines and scientific committee chairs @fgerard.bsky.social @shafikhebous.bsky.social are happy to introduce two award winners:

1/2: 2025 IIPF Young Economists Award went to
Laura Montenbruck (Stockholm Uni).

Congratulations!
September 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Le gouvernement ivoirien est sous pression pour augmenter son taux de pression fiscale afin d’atteindre le seuil de 20 % fixé par l’UEMOA.

🏗️Bien qu’identifié comme une source de revenus essentielle, l’impôt foncier reste encore largement inexploitée!

Lisez le blog ici ➡️ www.ictd.ac/fr/blog/impo...
Réformes de l’imposition foncière en Côte d’Ivoire: le paradoxe de la volonté politique - ICTD
Au Côte d’Ivoire, l’impôt foncier représente une ressource importante de revenus qui reste largement inexploitée.
www.ictd.ac
August 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
📍LoGRI Executive Director Dr. Titilola Akindeinde recently spoke at the Plateau State Internal Revenue Service's Tax Summit on the Administration of Property and Land Related Taxes in Plateau State, #Nigeria, where she discussed lessons learned from property tax reforms in #Freetown, Sierra Leone.
August 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
📍LoGRI's Nicolas Orgeira Pillai and Serge Bonou recently held a workshop in #Cotonou 🇧🇯 to co-design a property survey!

With attendees from DGI Benin & @giz.de Benin the event follows a pilot project in #Agblangandan that tested simplified property mapping methods 🗺️🛰️

Stay tuned for more!
August 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
📍LoGRI Chair @wilsonprichard.bsky.social recently attended the #ATI General Assembly 2025 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia!

Check out our event highlights here👇
logri.org/2025/08/logr...

#ATIGA2025 #PropertyTax

📸 @ictdtax.bsky.social, International Tax Compact
August 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
An estimated 90% of all arable land in sub-Saharan Africa is under customary tenure - raising questions on how to expand #PropertyTax to these areas.

@wilsonprichard.bsky.social & Sripriya Srivatsa provide a high level framework for these questions in our latest brief ⬇️
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Extending Property Taxation in Areas of Customary Authority and Tenure - The Local Government Revenue Initiative
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July 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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"While #propertytaxes hold immense revenue potential in many lower- & middle-income countries, they were noticeably absent from the [...] the Compromiso de Sevilla."

Our colleagues from @logritax.bsky.social reflect on the #FfD4 summit ➡️ ow.ly/Oi5W50WwBiz

#FinancingOurFuture #TaxExperts
Financing Development: Gains and Gaps of the Sevilla Conference - ICTD
While property taxes hold immense revenue potential in many lower-income countries, they were absent from the Compromiso de Sevilla.
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July 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
📬 The latest edition of our #newsletter is now available!

In it, we highlight exciting project and program updates - including our participation at #FfD4, the publication of our first working paper, and more!

Check it out👉 mailchi.mp/utoronto.ca/...

Subscribe👉 mailchi.mp/utoronto.ca/...
July 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
As the dust settles on the Fourth International Financing for Development Conference (#FfD4)🌍, Regan McCort, @wilsonprichard.bsky.social & @moyoarewa.bsky.social look at what the conference achieved and where it fell short of expectations.

Check out the full blog here 👇
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July 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🎉 Congrats to LoGRI Associate and @oxfordcsae.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow @nmeriggi.bsky.social, who has been awarded an NWO Veni grant to study political barriers to effective property taxation and enforcement strategies in West Africa.

🔗 logri.org/2025/07/logr...
LoGRI Associate Niccolò F. Meriggi Awarded Prestigious Grant to Study Property Taxation in Western Africa - The Local Government Revenue Initiative
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded LoGRI Associate and Senior Research Fellow at Oxford University Niccolò F. Meriggi, a Talent Programme Veni Scheme grant to support a new research initiati...
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July 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
📣 We're thrilled to announce the launch of the LoGRI Associates Program (LAP)!

🎉 Join us in welcoming our first cohort: Enid Slack, Jonathan Weigel, Nara Monkam, & ‪‪@nmeriggi.bsky.social

Learn more about the program here ➡️ logri.org/2025/07/intr...

#LoGRI #PropertyTax #Tax4Dev
Introducing the LoGRI Associates Program - The Local Government Revenue Initiative
The Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) is proud to announce the launch of the LoGRI Associates Program (LAP) and to welcome its inaugural cohort. The LAP is designed to recognize senior profe...
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July 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
📍Last month, Project Officer Adele Somat attended a World Bank workshop on decentralization and local public finance in #Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 🇨🇬

She led a session on #PropertyTaxes for local revenue mobilization, reflecting on Congo's current constraints and potential paths forward.
July 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
With #ODA set to drop 9–17% this year, last week's #FfD4 in Sevilla was a vital moment to rethink dev financing.

LoGRI's @wilsonprichard.bsky.social & @moyoarewa.bsky.social attended, highlighting #PropertyTaxes as a key tool in #DRM and sustainable growth.

#LoGRI #Tax4Dev #FinancingOurFuture
July 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Evidence from Sierra Leone shows that digital participatory budgeting can increase government legitimacy in weak states but only increases tax compliance for supporters of the incumbent government.

Read today's article to learn more:
June 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Governments in low-income countries often struggle to raise enough taxes to fund development.

In this @voxdev.bsky.social article @nmeriggi.bsky.social & co-authors explore if getting citizens involved in budget decisions can help in Sierra Leone.
Can participatory budgeting build government legitimacy and increase tax revenues in weak states?
Evidence from Sierra Leone shows that digital participatory budgeting can increase government legitimacy in weak states but only increases tax compliance for supporters of the incumbent government.
voxdev.org
July 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
📢New Working Paper from LoGRI & @oxfordcsae.bsky.social: "Participation, Legitimacy and Fiscal Capacity in Weak States: Evidence from Participatory Budgeting"

✍️Kevin Grieco, Abou Bakarr Kamara, @nmeriggi.bsky.social @julianpolsci.bsky.social ‪& @wilsonprichard.bsky.social

logri.org/publication/...
June 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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⭐NEW CSAE & @logritax.bsky.social Working Paper 'Participation, legitimacy & fiscal capacity in weak states: evidence from participatory budgeting'.
✒️Kevin Grieco, Abou Bakarr Kamara, @nmeriggi.bsky.social
‪@julianpolsci.bsky.social &‬ @wilsonprichard.bsky.social
www.csae.ox.ac.uk/publication/...
June 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM