- Wednesday – October, 20th, 2021
- Thursday, October 21th, 2021
- Friday, October 22, 2021
- 09:00 -10:15
- Opening
- Opening speeach from the organizers and Authorities
- 10:15 -11:00
- Opening speeach from the leaders of international organizations
- 11:00 - 13:00
- Master Lecture - alternatives for fairer taxation in the post COVID19 crisis.
- 14:00 -15:45
- Panel 1 - Tax Equity and National Constitution.
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Objective:To Present the history of the equity principle, their representation in the Federal Constitutions of Brazil and Chile and the reality of taxation in these countries.
Specialist:
Jorge Atria - Centro de Estudios de Conflicto y Cohesión Social - COES (Chile)
Juan Apablaza - Asociación de Fiscalizaadores de Impuestos Internos - AFIICH (Chile)
- 16:00 - 17:45
- Panel 2 - Tax on Income
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Objective: To discuss the differences between the income tax (personal and corporate) in developed and Latin American countries. To approach proposals for reforms in the context of the current crisis.
Specialist:
Alberto Barreix - Economista-chefe fiscal do Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento (BID)
Dario Rossignolo - Universidade de Buenos Aires
- 09:00 - 09:30
- Opening remarks - Tax Equity in the Post-Crisis.
- 09:30 -11:00
- Panel 3 -Consumption taxes and its effects on income inequality
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Objective: To debate the indirect taxation and its effect on income inequality in developed and Latin American countries and discuss proposals for fairer taxation in a post-crisis scenario.
Specialist:
Juan Pablo Jimenez - inter-american tax administration center (CIAT)
Nestor Castaneda -University College London (UCL)
- 11:15 -13:00
- Panel 4 - Tax Expenses and Income Distribution.
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Objective: To approach the impact of tax expenses and exemptions on tax equity among developed and Latin American countries. Specialists :
Agustin Redonda - Council on Economic Policies (CEP)
Daniel Artana - Foundation for Economic Research in Latin America (FIEL)
- 14:00 -15:45
- Panel 5 -Tax evasion, Arrears Management, and Tax Administration.
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Objective: Discuss Tax Enforcement and tax evasion from the perspective of developed countries comparing to the reality of Latin American countries.
Specialists:
Dalmiro Morán - Inter-American tax Administration Center (CIAT)
Dina Pomeranz - University Zurich
- 16:00 -17:45
- Panel 6 - Tax Havens
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Objective: To Discuss recent policies to combat tax evasion, especially the proposals of Biden Plan and others formulated by government agencies and civil society organizations that are the main point of the international debate.
Specialists:
Andres Knobel - Tax Justice Network
David Agrawal - University Kentuck
Tibor Hanappi - OCDE
- 09:00 - 09:30
- Opening remarks – way to development
- To be confirmed.
- 09:30 - 11:00
- Panel 7 - Taxation of large fortunes and inheritances
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Objective: To present a historical and general view of the tax on large fortunes and inheritances in developed countries, including the recent debate to strength wealth taxation in Latin American countries.
Specialists:
Julia Strada - Argentine Poltical Economy Center (CEPA)
Sarah Perret - OCDE
Sergio Martín Páez - Latin American Strategic center of Geopolitics (CELAG)
- 11:15 - 13:00
- Panel 8 – Tax challenges in the post-pandemic context.
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Objective: To discuss the recent proposals to enhance progressive taxation made by some international institutions and specialists to face the increase of income inequality in a post-pandemic world.
Specialists:
David Bradbury - OCDE
Ricardo Fenochietto - FMI
- 14:00 - 16:00
- Panel 9 - Perspectives: taxation and inequality in Latin America.
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Objective: To discuss the topic of progressive taxation in Latin America from the perspective of renowned economists and leaders of international organizations.
Specialists:
Juliana Londoño-Vélez - University of California
Ricardo Martner - Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation (ICRICT)
- 16:00 -16:30
- Closing.
- Final comments and greetings from the leaders of the event's organizing institutions.



