Gender Impacts Of Revenue Collection In Uganda

Author : Nite Tanzarn
Publisher : Commonwealth Secretariat
ISBN 13 : 9780850928914
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gender Impacts of Revenue Collection in Uganda written by Nite Tanzarn and published by Commonwealth Secretariat. This book was released on 2008 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gender responsive budgeting is a key instrument to track how governments are investing in advancing gender equality and equity. While most studies of gender responsive budgeting work so far have examined the expenditure side of the budget, the revenue side is equally important. In this Economic Paper, Nite Tanzarn looks at the revenue and tax system in Uganda, a country that has moved from analysis to action in gender responsive budgeting. This case study will show policy-makers in ministries of finance worldwide how government revenue collection practices affect men and women differently, and how to build an awareness of gender into financial policy.

Author : Kathleen Barnett
Publisher : Commonwealth Secretarial
ISBN 13 : 9780850927887
Total Pages : 77 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gender Impacts of Government Revenue Collection written by Kathleen Barnett and published by Commonwealth Secretarial. This book was released on 2004 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was commissioned by the Commonwealth Secretariat as part of its commitment to integrate gender concerns into economic policy. It provides information to assist in the analysis of potential gender bias in tax systems and the design of gender-sensitive revenue measures.

Author : Nirmala Banerjee
Publisher : Commonwealth Secretariat
ISBN 13 : 9780850928877
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gender Impacts of Revenue Collection in India written by Nirmala Banerjee and published by Commonwealth Secretariat. This book was released on 2008 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies on gender-sensitive budgeting have concentrated on the expenditure side of government budgets. Through a case study from India, Nirmala Banerjee explores the other side of the budget taxes and other means of raising revenue. By highlighting the relative effects of changes in taxation policy on men and on women this study will help to raise awareness of gender among those responsible for planning the tax system, in India and elsewhere."

Author : Caren Grown
Publisher : IDRC
ISBN 13 : 0415568226
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Taxation and Gender Equity written by Caren Grown and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2010 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Around the world, there are concerns that many tax codes are biased against women, and that contemporary tax reforms tend to increase the incidence of taxation on the poorest women while failing to generate enough revenue to fund the programs needed to improve these women's lives. Because taxes are the key source of revenue governments themselves raise, understanding the nature and composition of taxation and current tax reform efforts is key to reducing poverty, providing sufficient revenue for public expenditure, and achieving social justice. This is the first book to systematically examine gender and taxation within and across countries at different levels of development. It presents original research on the gender dimensions of personal income taxes, and value-added, excise, and fuel taxes in Argentina, Ghana, India, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, Uganda and the United Kingdom. This book will be of interest to postgraduates and researchers studying Public Finance, International Economics, Development Studies, Gender Studies, and International Relations, among other disciplines.

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Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 0821369202
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gender and Economic Growth in Kenya written by and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the legal, administrative, and regulatory barriers that are preventing women in Kenya from contributing fully to the Kenyan economy. Building on the 2004 FIAS Improving the Commercial Legal Framework and Removing Administrative and Regulatory Barriers to Investment report, this study looks at the bureaucratic barriers facing women in Kenya through a gender lens.

Author : Dorothy Kwagala-Igaga
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443857254
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tax Reform in Uganda written by Dorothy Kwagala-Igaga and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-14 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1997, Uganda undertook extensive reforms in tax legislation. This had been preceded by the structural reforms in tax administration that saw the creation of the Uganda Revenue Authority in 1991. The aim of the far reaching reforms was to improve the tax system and increase its revenue productivity. This book demonstrates that the reforms were not as successful as anticipated and revenues have not improved in a sustained way. The revenue from direct taxes only contributes about 20% to the total revenue, well below the Sub-Saharan average of 40%. This has focused attention on the appropriateness of the reforms. The focus of the reforms on achieving efficiency did not sufficiently take into account the fundamental importance of equity within the system. As a result, the Income Tax Act 1997 embodies distortions and inequalities in the treatment of taxable income and taxpayers that have led to inefficiency in the system as a whole. The tax reforms also took a narrow technical view of the tax system. The book employs political economy and optimal theory to explain the weaknesses in the tax system. It is argued that the reforms, although well designed, were not likely to be successful given the timing and context of implementation. The multidisciplinary and functionalist approach of the book is helpful in highlighting the constraints in which tax design and tax reform is undertaken in Uganda. It is argued that the reforms we “blunted” by the manner of their formulation and context of implementation. Taxation is a socio-political issue and yet the IMF and World Bank which supported the reforms did not take into account the limited political will. The lack of consensus in policy formulation has weakened the socio-contract and allowed the government to blame external factors for the poor performance. The weaknesses in governance and corruption have had an impact on the tax system by encouraging tax avoidance and evasion among political elites as well as on activities in the informal sector.

Author : Debbie Budlender
Publisher : Commonwealth Secretariat
ISBN 13 : 9780850927344
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gender Budgets Make More Cents written by Debbie Budlender and published by Commonwealth Secretariat. This book was released on 2002 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprises ten papers which document "good practice" in gender budget work from across the globe.

Author : Raquel Fernández
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 1513571168
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gender Equality and Inclusive Growth written by Raquel Fernández and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper considers various dimensions and sources of gender inequality and presents policies and best practices to address these. With women accounting for fifty percent of the global population, inclusive growth can only be achieved if it promotes gender equality. Despite recent progress, gender gaps remain across all stages of life, including before birth, and negatively impact health, education, and economic outcomes for women. The roadmap to gender equality has to rely on legal framework reforms, policies to promote equal access, and efforts to tackle entrenched social norms. These need to be set in the context of arising new trends such as digitalization, climate change, as well as shocks such as pandemics.

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Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Publisher : United Nations Publications
ISBN 13 : 9789211302752
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women's Control Over Economic Resources and Access to Financial Resources, Including Microfinance written by and published by United Nations Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ensuring women's economic empowerment and access to and control over resources requires an integrated approach to growth and development, focused on gender-responsive employment promotion and informed by the interdependency between economic and social development. Social objectives need to be incorporated into economic policies. Economic growth strategies should give attention to the real economy and focus on creating a gender-sensitive macroeconomic environment, full employment and decent work, access to land, property and other productive resources as well as financial services, and full coverage of social protection measures. The Survey outlines a number of concrete recommendations in these critical areas, which if adopted, will facilitate women's equitable access to and control over economic and financial resources.