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Empirical research on taxation in Uganda

Publication 18 Aug 2021 Tax and State

Authors

Joseph Okello Ayo

Researcher, Uganda Revenue Authority

Isabelle Masters Cohen

Assistant Professor, Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington

Felix Forster

PhD Candidate, Warwick University

Tina Kaidu

Researcher, Uganda Revenue Authority
Priya Manwaring

Priya Manwaring

Researcher, University of Oxford

Dorothy Nakyambadde

Researcher
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Jakob Rauschendorfer

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This note summarises discussions and presentations from an afternoon seminar held by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and the IGC on the 15th April 2021. The aim of the event was to share and discuss findings from ongoing research projects conducted jointly by personnel from the URA and the IGC.

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