The Tax Programme of the OECD Korea Policy Centre, in collaboration with the OECD and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), organised a workshop, <VAT on International Trade and e-Commerce Workshop> at the ADB headquarter in Manila, Philippines, from 14 September (Monday) to 17 September (Thursday). 

The workshop was attended by 30 officials from 21 tax authorities in the Asia-Pacific region and was led by the experts, Hanna Lee (OECD Secretariat), Tim Renner (OECD Secretariat), Fabiola Annacondia (IBFD), Giacomo Bersotti (HMRC). The experts who led the sessions actively communicated with the participants, reflecting their needs by providing more practical and enriched knowledge-sharing related to the Value Added Tax and international trade across multiple sessions.

Practical training was provided to enhance VAT policy and administrative capacity within the context of international trade and e-commerce. Furthermore, by incorporating group discussions, case studies, and interactive lectures, the workshop offered participants valuable opportunities for mutual learning, aligned with the specific policy contexts of each country.

Throughout the workshop, participants listened attentively to the sessions and actively asked questions in relation to cases and experiences from their own countries. In the evaluation survey conducted immediately after the workshop, 93% of participants rated the workshop as "Very Satisfied," indicating the highest level of overall satisfaction.