Increased spending on tax administration was easily offset by much larger reductions in tax evasion.
Note: This analysis includes only countries that increased their total expenditure on tax administration between 2005–2010. Figures are in 2010 dollars at purchasing-power parity and have been rounded.
Source: OECD; World Bank; Buehn and Schneider, “Size and development of tax evasion in 38 OECD countries,” November 2012; McKinsey Center for Government analysis
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