ISSN 1684-9833 • Year 2 / Especial Edition / October 24, 2011
The Executive Secretariat Informs The CIAT 2011 Technical Conference was inaugurated Exmo. Mr. Secretário dos Asuntos Fiscais Dr. Paulo Núncio, inaugurated this morning the 2011 CIAT Technical Conference being held in Lisbon, from October 24 through 27, organized by the General Directorate of Taxes of Portugal and whose theme is: “ADMINISTRATIVE COLLECTION PROCESS AS EFFECTIVE MECHANISM FOR INCREASING REVENUES”. Participants in this international tax event, the most important CIAT annual meeting held in Europe includes tax administration delegates from over 30 CIAT member countries in four continents, 10 guest countries and over 20 international organizations and other institutions with which CIAT maintains close working and cooperation relationships. The Director of the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department, Mr. Carlo Cottarelli, delivered the keynote speech entitled: “Addressing Fiscal Challenges to Reduce Economic Risks. CIAT is a public international organization which groups the tax administrations of 40 countries, (31 Amarican countries, 6 European countries, 2 African countries and one Asian country), for the purpose of providing an integral service for the modernization of those administrations, by promoting their evolution, social acceptance and consolidation through the exchange of knowledge, experiences and the rendering of specialized technical assistance.
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