The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the African economies to severe effects besides their normal challenges of revenue inadequacy. African economies therefore ought to design tax systems and policies that besides raising adequate revenues should not disproportionately affect poor households or women and girls. Besides, non-recognition of unpaid care work, over-reliance on indirect taxes, absence of property taxes and insufficient tax revenue due to illicit financial flows (IFFs) are some of the factors that were found to affect women and girls negatively.

Oxfam International Pan Africa commissioned this study to develop a regional fiscal policy proposal for improved financing of gender responsive public services. The findings were helpful in formulation of policy proposals on fiscal justice for women and girls in Africa.