Tax education aims to develop, from an early age, attitudes of commitment to the common good and the norms that ensure democratic coexistence by emphasising the importance of the social rationale for taxation and its link to public spending, and the harm tax fraud and corruption cause.

Through tax education, bridges are built between the State and citizens, which is especially important in Latin America where, as in many other regions, paying taxes is often considered an onerous obligation rather than a civic duty that works to everyone's benefit.

Through this line of action, EUROsociAL supports joint efforts on the part of the Ministries of Finance and Education of a group of countries (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Paraguay, Peru, Honduras and Uruguay) to foster greater tax awareness to achieve an active, socially committed and responsible citizenry that appreciates the importance of the social rationale for taxation and of adequate budgetary management.

EUROsociAL specifically supports the strengthening of tax education in two areas:

• Higher and adult education
• Primary and secondary education

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Highlighted experience

• Tax Education Support Centres. The university is building bridges between the tax agency and citizens
• Fiscal Education in Bolivia. Building bridges between Tax Administration and citizens

Operational Partners