▁a ▁st ake hold ers ▁meeting ▁k icked ▁of ▁the ▁process ▁for ▁forming ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁African ▁Tax ▁Instit utes ▁( A AT I ). ▁The ▁A AT I ▁will ▁be ▁formally ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁during ▁the ▁Ann ual ▁Tax ▁Conference ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Africa ▁Institute ▁of ▁Tax ation . ▁ ▁Policy ▁At ▁the ▁conference ▁where ▁W AUT I ▁was ▁launched , ▁Qu ad ri ▁called ▁on ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁Federal ▁Government ▁to ▁over ha ul ▁the ▁tax ▁laws ▁to ▁bring ▁them ▁into ▁line ▁with ▁global ▁best ▁practices ▁and ▁to ▁remove ▁un real istic ▁prov isions . ▁ ▁G be ho ▁said ▁he ▁wanted ▁the ▁W AUT I ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁platform ▁of ▁developing ▁and ▁harm on izing ▁tax ▁policies ▁in ▁West ▁Africa . ▁G be ho ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁E CO W AS ▁countries ▁had ▁agreed ▁on ▁a ▁minimum ▁ 2 0 % ▁ratio ▁of ▁re venue ▁to ▁G ross ▁Dom estic ▁Product ▁( G DP ), ▁which ▁was ▁required ▁if ▁E CO W AS ▁was ▁to ▁established ▁a ▁mon et ary ▁union , ▁as ▁had ▁been ▁discussed . ▁However , ▁only ▁Cape ▁Ver de ▁and ▁Gh ana ▁had ▁met ▁this ▁criter ion . ▁The ▁other ▁ 1 3 ▁countries ▁fell ▁below ▁the ▁ 2 0 % ▁target . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Organ izations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Category : T ax ▁pract ition er ▁associations ▁Category : 1 9 8 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Africa <0x0A> </s>