Loading...
Widening the Tax Base of Low-Income Countries: Taxing high-net-worth individuals in Uganda
Okecho Olwenyi, Joseph Seery, Emma
Okecho Olwenyi, Joseph
Seery, Emma
Citations
Altmetric:
Titre
Publication date
2020-10-22
Document type
Case study
Pages
17
Author(s)
Advisors
Editor(s)
Other Contributors
Affiliation
ePub Date
Submitted date
Local subject classification
MeSH
Country
Collections
Files
Loading...
English paper
Adobe PDF, 1.51 MB
Description
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
</head>
<body>
<p>This case study offers a compelling story of how-long term influencing and political will by government helped widen Uganda’s tax base and raise vital additional finance for poverty-busting public spending on the social sector. It demonstrates that it is practically and politically feasible to increase government revenues by increasing the tax take from the richest individuals in society. The poorest members of society benefit both from a reduced burden of tax and also from improved public spending. The experience is highly relevant to civil society and governments in any country which want to build a more inclusive future, support a just recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and build resilience to possible future shocks.</p>
</body>
</html>
Language
English
Other Titles
Abstract
Citation
Publisher(s)
Journal
Journal Theme
Volume
Issue
Research Unit
DOI
Table of contents
Series
Inspiring Better Futures
ISSN
EISSN
ISBN
978-1-78748-586-0