Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 November 2018
218. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the amount the Revenue Commissioners will spend on official development assistance in 2018; the recipients of this ODA; and the amount each recipient will receive. [45772/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised by Revenue that, while it does not contribute financially to official development assistance, Revenue does regularly respond to requests for its officers to provide direct technical assistance to tax authorities in both developing and developed countries.
In the last number of years Revenue has organised workshops for visiting tax officials from Oman, Namibia, Moldova, Croatia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Kenya and Albania. In 2018 visiting delegations were from developed countries – Japan, Malaysia and Denmark – and these working visits addressed a variety of subject areas, including data management, debt management, training and digital services.
In 2018 Revenue provided speakers to participate in the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administration (CATA) Senior Leadership Programme. CATA helps its 46 participating countries to develop effective tax administrations that promote sustained development and good governance. In 2018 also, Revenue officers provided training to tax officers from a wide variety of developing countries through the OECD’s Global Relations Programme. These training sessions addressed international tax dispute resolution, negotiation of double tax agreements, and exchange of information between tax authorities. The participants in these training courses were mainly tax auditors from African and Asian countries.
