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Progressivity or regressivity in Uganda’s tax system: Implications for the FY2014/15 tax proposals
The paper provides insights on the tax-benefit implications of the FY2014/15 tax proposals as well as the 2012/13 income tax reform. While the income tax reform enhanced the progressivity of pay-as-you-earn (PAYE), it resulted in significant loss of government revenue by nearly 0.2 percent of GDP. The study findings also reveal that, Uganda’s tax system comprises of a mixture of progressive (e.g. on fuel, pasteurised milk) and regressive taxes (e.g. on salt, piped water, kerosene). In terms of horizontal equity, the degree of progressivity varies across gender and geography. Notwithstanding these findings, the entire tax system becomes less progressive with the 2014/15 tax proposals but the negative impact is offset by the progressivity in public spending on health and primary education. As such focusing on progressivity or lack of it at individual item level could be misleading, calling for examining the tax system in its entirety.
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