The Department of Economy and Economic Policy of the International Training and Development Agency (InWEnt) of the Federal Republic of Germany held on October 19-21, in Quito, Ecuador, the Regional Seminar of the cycle “Tax reforms for strengthening social cohesion in Latin America”.

The topic discussed was “The struggle against Inequality and Poverty in Latin America”.

The seminar was organized by Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gGmbH, Capacity Building International, Germany (InWEnt), the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Internal Revenue Service of Ecuador (SRI).

Purpose and contents of the seminar

Equity of tax systems has been the starting point in debates and reforms in different countries of the region and the world. The income of individuals, considered an appropriate measure of the taxpaying capacity according to this postulate, introduces elements which make taxes difficult to manage by the Tax Administrations. The best use of resources applied in management processes, reduces administration costs and maximizes the management of information for achieving the Administration’s objective and thereby contributing to the equity of the system.

Participants from Chile, Peru and Paraguay attended this Regional Exchange Seminar.