posted on 2024-09-05, 21:11authored bySimbarashe Hamudi
Value added tax (VAT) has grown in importance in Africa since it was introduced on a large scale in the 1990s. It is
now the largest single source of tax revenue for African governments. At the same time, and almost perversely, the
efficiency of VAT collection is lower in Africa than in any other world region. It follows that nominal rates of VAT are
relatively high in Africa, but many enterprises manage to evade paying, leaving others facing an unfairly high VAT
burden. Summary of ATAP 26 by Simbarashe Hamudi
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History
Publisher
Institute of Development Studies
Citation
Hamudi, S. (2021) Perception of Taxpayers and Tax Administrators Towards Value Added Withholding Tax in Zimbabwe, ICTD Research in Brief 71, Brighton: Institute of Development Studies