In this video, Frank Oshanipin from the Tax Policy Division of Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Finance explains how our collaboration is strengthening evidence-based tax policymaking through improved policy analysis, capacity building, and support for the implementation and evaluation of Nigeria’s new tax reforms.
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Frank Oshanipin
Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Finance
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- Institute for Fiscal Studies
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