12/08/2020

Africa losing $25.7b to fraudsters using tax havens

Global Alliance for Tax Justice said tax loss of $25.7 billion every year is equivalent to 52.46 percent of the continent’s combined health spending and equates to 28.67 percent of Africa’s combined education spending.

12/07/2020

Africa losing $25.7b to fraudsters using tax havens

Global Alliance for Tax Justice said tax loss of $25.7 billion every year is equivalent to 52.46 percent of the continent’s combined health spending and equates to 28.67 percent of Africa’s combined education spending.

11/25/2020

Time for African countries to take a stand against tax abuse

Domestic public resources are central to development as recognized by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda – resulting from an international conference held in the Ethiopian capital in 2015.

11/23/2020

Treasury plans wealth tax for Covid recovery

The Treasury’s talk of imposing higher taxes on the rich follows a global pressure for the wealthy to pay more duty and help impoverished populations survive the coronavirus and its economic hardships.

11/18/2020

Africa tax in brief

BURKINA FASO: Multilateral Instrument instrument of ratification deposited

11/05/2020

Rethink push for more debt

Apart from runaway spending, the government has not been aggressive enough to stamp out widespread corruption as hundreds of billions of shillings in public funds are lost every year.