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Africa

Uganda’s tax system isn’t bringing in enough revenue but is targeting small business the answer?

      By Maria Jouste, United Nations University   Uganda, with a fiscal deficit of 5.6% in 2023, has increasingly turned to local resources to make up for its revenue shortfall since the World Bank suspended its funding on 8 August 2023 over the country’s anti-homosexuality law. In early April 2024, traders in downtown Kampala protested against what they saw as high taxes and harsh enforcement tactics of the […]

todayApril 29, 2024 8

Africa

Ghana’s new vehicle tax aims to tackle pollution – expert unpacks how it’ll work and suggests reforms

      By Theophilus Acheampong, University of Aberdeen   Ghana has introduced an annual carbon levy on vehicles and industrial emissions. It’s only the third African country to introduce an explicit carbon tax, after South Africa and Mauritius. The tax is intended to address harm associated with vehicle emissions. But it has prompted a pushback from various citizens, civic and consumer groups. The Conversation Africa’s Godfred Akoto Boafo spoke […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024 16

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