VAT Conference
About ITD    I    Back to main site 4 Contact Us	Welcome I Program I Participants I Press Release I Conference Documents I Papers & Presentations I Evaluation CONFERENCE DOCUMENTS Conference booklet The conference booklet includes: Welcoming statements from Prof. Domenico Siniscalco, Minister of Economy and Finance Italy and Mr. Danny M. Leipziger, Vice President, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, World Bank Conference program An outline of each of the topics included in the program An information page about the International Tax Dialogue The booklet can be downloaded in PDF format in three languages. Click here to access Global Conference on Value Added Tax (English version) (English version) Conférence Mondiale sur la Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée (version française) Conferencia Mundial Relativa al Impuesto Sobre el Valor Añadido (versión Española) Conference paper The ITD also prepared a conference paper, “The Value Added Tax – Experiences and Issues”, to provide general background for the conference. The paper is in four sections: 1) Main features of the VAT; 2) Policy issues 3) Administration issues and 4) Summary and challenges ahead. Click here to access “The Value Added Tax – Experiences and Issues” (English version) “El Impuesto sobre el Valor Agregado - Experiencias y Problemática” (Versión Española) “ضريبة القيمة المضافة التجارب والقضايا ” “La Taxe sur La Valeur Ajoutée - Expériences et Enjeux” (version française) The ITD invite your comments, feedback and updates of the conference paper. A revised version will be issued May 2005. Please forward your feedback by 29 April 2005 to the ITD project manager at rebecca.breach@oecd.org.