Pre-colonial politics affects tax compliance in modern day Uganda

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https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2023/11/08/pre-colonial-politics-affects-tax-compliance-in-modern-day-uganda/

Parts of Uganda that had centralised political systems before colonial rule are more likely to have higher rates of voluntary tax compliance.

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Merima Ali

Senior Researcher

merima.ali@cmi.no

Odd-Helge Fjeldstad

Research Professor, Coordinator: Tax and Public Finance

Public services, security and the legacy of pre-colonial states in Uganda

Feb 2020 - Aug 2024

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