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Iain Steel is an independent economics and strategy consultant. He currently advises the government of Liberia on negotiating contracts for natural resource concessions and the taxation of natural resource companies.
Before he became an independent consultant, Iain was a senior policy adviser for the UK government at HM Treasury. He coordinated the development of tax and spend policy during the global financial crisis as head of budget policy coordination. He also led several project teams on ministerial priorities including reforming the welfare system, assessing the economic impact of Scottish independence, and designing a new policy to support families with the cost of childcare. Iain is from the UK, but now lives in Fort Worth, Texas with his wife Emily and their cat. Away from work he likes to cook, take photographs, and play football (or soccer, as he is begrudgingly learning to say). |
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Independent consultant
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Adviser to the Liberian Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) and Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), working with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Supporting MFDP to negotiate contracts for natural resource concessions, including financial modelling and advice on investment incentives and transfer pricing. Building capacity in the Natural Resource Tax Unit of the LRA and providing technical assistance on taxation of mineral mining and agriculture concessions.
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HM Treasury
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Senior policy adviser and project manager in the Strategy, Planning and Budget directorate. Led project teams on a number of policy, economic and legal reforms and issues including the economic impact of Scottish independence, welfare reform, the 50p rate of income tax, childcare policy, and a public procurement legal challenge.
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Ministry of Finance Liberia
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Adviser to the Minister for Revenue. Provided technical assistance and capacity building to the Department of Revenue on policy formulation, communications and strategy, revenue analysis, forecasting and reporting, and natural resource concessions.
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HM Treasury
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Head of budget policy coordination in the Budget, Strategy and Tax team. Coordinated the development of tax and spending policy in annual Budgets and Pre-Budget Reports during the global financial crisis, including the fiscal stimulus and deficit reduction programmes (2008-2010). Policy adviser on housing supply and planning policy (2008). Policy adviser on the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review and in-year public spending control (2006-2007).
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University of Bath
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BSc Economics with placement (hons), classification 2.1. Modules included microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, financial economics, international economics, public policy, international relations and politics. One-year placement at HM Treasury in the Public Services Delivery directorate.
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CONTACT
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EMAIL ADDRESSTELEPHONE NUMBERS+1 682 248 4571 (USA) | +44 7761 289 799 (UK) | +231 77 645 1052 (Liberia)
SKYPEiain.steel83
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