05/30/2019

Ghana’s rising debt shows tax system still not working

Central bank governor Ernest Addison has said that Ghana missed its first-quarter revenue target by almost a fifth, while the country’s total debt at the end of March was up 16% from a year earlier – reaching 58% of gross domestic product (GDP

04/30/2019

Mixed reactions to Uganda new tax proposals

A lower income tax rate on Treasury bills and bonds usually attracts more offshore investors to the government debt market, raises competition among market players and cuts the cost of debt repayments incurred by the government every year.