Tax and Pension Policy in Latin America. Presented at the Mirrlees Review: Tax Reform for a Modern Economy, May 4, 2012, Istanbul
Authors
![David Phillips](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-06/David_Phillips.jpg?itok=wr3uc1L2)
David Phillips
Associate Director
David is Head of Devolved and Local Government Finance. He also works on tax in developing countries as part of our TaxDev centre.
Presentation details
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Phillips, D. (2012). 'Analysing tax and pension policy: Examples from Latin America' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/analysing-tax-and-pension-policy-examples-latin-america (accessed: 1 July 2024).
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