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Tap on informal sector to raise collection of tax, experts advise

Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic and Student Affairs KCA University Prof Joshua Bagaka's address during discussion on Taxation and Bottom Up Economic model on Feb 23, 2023. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

The government needs to widen the tax base to cut over-reliance on income collected through Pay As You Earn (PAYE).

A panel discussion on taxation and Bottom-Up economic model heard that the government should push for mainstreaming of informal sector to increase tax collection.

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