Many developing countries in Africa have a low tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio with that of East Africa ranging from 13 to 18 percent. In the recent years, EA governments have turned their domestic revenue collection efforts on the mobile money transactions. Mobile money is an…
Invited district officials, business owners engage in discussion during the Business Climate Index (BCI) dissemination for Western Uganda held on May 3, 2018 in Mbarara. Photo by Mouris Opolot Local business representatives from Western and Central Uganda decried what they called unfair competition and infiltration of fake products…
Paul Lakuma, EPRC Research Fellow (R) draws emphasis on the need for medium term regulation for gambling during a summit held at Serena Hotel. Photo by Mouris Opolot. Corti Paul Lakuma, a Research Fellow at the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) has asked government to devise medium term…
Research Analyst Anita Ntale responds to questions during a dissemination workshop held on February 27, 2018 at EPRC. Photo by Mouris Opolot The effective use of taxes, which is crucial to control tobacco consumption, is still wanting, a Research Analyst with the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) has…
The year 2017 was marked by numerous civil servants sit down strikes arising from the need to recognise their dedicated services through increased pay. The strikes in sectors such as health and the judiciary (specifically prosecutors) affected very vulnerable citizens. These industrial actions point to a poorly motivated…
Based on the recently published National Budget Framework paper, Uganda’s national budget for the FY 2018/19 is anticipated to be UGX 21.9 trillion. In order to finance the above budget, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) faces an uphill task to increase total domestic revenue by 9 percent from…
EPRC Research Fellow, Brian Sserunjogi, presents the BCI findings to participants during a dissemination workshop held in Mbale. Photo by Mouris Opolot The second Business Climate Index (BCI) research dissemination held in Northern region (Lira on the 21st Nov. 2017) and Eastern region (Mbale on the 24th Nov. 2017) for…
Dr. Madina Guloba, a Research Fellow with Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), has raised concern over growing informal sector, which she says, outwits the formal economy. Madina was delivering a presentation titled “Uganda’s Informal Economy: An Engine of Development?” during a workshop organized by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) in…
In a bid to share indicators of the business environment, constraints and get feedback regarding business viability in Uganda, the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) disseminated the Business Climate Index (BCI) findings to the district officials drawn from Western and Central Uganda. The Western regional meeting was convened…
Taxes are the life blood of the economy, without which governments are unable to sustain expenditures for service delivery. The overall tax compliance in a given country is driven by the citizenry’s expectations about the state of service delivery. Taxes, therefore, represent an important contract between the government…