AboutSince 2012, the OECD Global Forum on VAT has been a unique platform for an inclusive dialogue on the design and operation of Value Added Taxes/Goods and Services Taxes (VAT/GST). This meeting will once again offer the opportunity for stakeholders from around the world to share policy analysis and experience, identify best practices and strengthen inte...
The OECD will release its new Economic Survey of Australia on Thursday 22 January (AEDT Canberra time). The Survey examines Australia’s economic performance in the face of global and domestic challenges. The Survey will be published at 00:00 AEDT on 22 January (14:00 CET Paris time on W...
The OECD employment rate remained stable in Q3 2025 compared with the previous quarter, at a record high of 70.3%.Download in PDF (data tables included)The OECD employment rate remained stable in Q3 2025 compared with the previous quarter, at a record high of 70.3% (Figure 1). Over the same period, employment rates held steady in 16 OECD countries, decline...
The OECD is inviting comments on the draft revised Recommendation on the Governance of Critical Risks. The current version of the Recommendation, adopted in 2014, provides guidance to governments on how to anticipate, prepare for, and manage risks that have the most strategically significant consequences for societies and economies (hereafter, “criti...
The OECD hosted a webinar on the on the Pillar Two Side-by Side package agreed in January 2026, that charts a way forward for the co-ordinated operation of the global minimum tax. Developed by 147 countries and jurisdictions within the Inclusive Framework on BEPS, the global minimum tax plays a central role in strengthening international tax co-operat...
AbstractThe OECD International Network on Financial Education (OECD/INFE) co-ordinates the International Survey of Adult Financial Literacy, Inclusion and Well-Being every three to four years. The survey measures levels of financial literacy (covering the dimensions of knowledge, behaviour and attitudes) and digital financial literacy across and within cou...
Year-on-year headline inflation in the OECD as measured by the Consumer Price Index declined to 3.9% in November 2025, down from 4.2% in September 2025, the closest month with complete CPI data for all OECD countries.Year-on-year headline inflation in the OECD as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined to 3.9% in November 2025, down from 4.2% i...
AbstractThis report examines the design and operation aspects of digital continuous transactional reporting (DCTR) regimes for value added tax (VAT). It has been prepared in the context of a growing number of jurisdictions worldwide that have adopted or are considering the introduction of such regimes. DCTR typically requires the (near) real-time reporting...
Portugal’s economic growth has been resilient over the past few years, while employment rates are historically high and public debt has fallen. Structural reforms such as further strengthening public finances, boosting productivity, improving employment and skills, and advancing the climate transition can achieve stronger and sustainable improvements in l...
The 147 countries and jurisdictions working together within the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) have agreed on key elements of a package that charts a course forward for the co-ordinated operation of global minimum tax arrangements in the context of a digitalised and globalised economy.Following months of intense neg...
