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Graeme Stewart-Wilson

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8 June 2021

Taxing Agricultural Income in the Global South: Revisiting Uganda’s National Debate – Research in Brief

The issue of agricultural taxation has almost completely disappeared from scholarly and policy agendas in recent decades. And, yet, agriculture continues to be taxed very lightly in much of the Global South – even though it contributes substantially to …

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19 April 2021

Taxing Agricultural Income in the Global South: Revisiting Uganda’s National Debate

The issue of agricultural taxation has almost completely disappeared from the scholarly and policy agendas in recent decades. And yet, agriculture is taxed very lightly despite contributing substantially to GDP across many Global South countries today. …

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1 November 2019

Simplifying Property Tax Administration in Africa: Piloting a Points Based Valuation in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Economists generally consider property taxes to be good taxes, and many countries are encouraged to increase and improve revenue collection from property taxes. Beyond the economic efficiency of property taxation, research suggests that the political s …

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26 April 2019

Where the Gap Lay: Presumptive Income Tax Assessment for Small and Micro Enterprises in Addis Ababa City Administration

This study is focused on the presumptive tax reassessment of small and micro enterprises (SMEs) in Addis Ababa City Administration that took place in 2017. The reassessment process was based on average daily revenue estimates calculated by teams of ass …

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12 April 2019

Local Government Property Tax Administration and Collaboration with Central Government: Case Studies of Kiambu, Laikipia and Machakos Counties, Kenya

Property taxes are a major source of revenue at sub-national levels in most countries, but their administration is complex, and in most cases the process involves both national and sub-national governments. In Kenya, county governments have legislative …

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