Tax Administration Reform in the Francophone Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa /

Since the early 1990s, major tax administration reforms have been implemented in the Francophone countries of sub-Saharan Africa, with significant support from the IMF and development partners. While the reforms have contributed to an increase in revenues, attention is still needed to address a numb...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fossat, Patrick
Other Authors: Bua, Michel
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2013/173
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:Since the early 1990s, major tax administration reforms have been implemented in the Francophone countries of sub-Saharan Africa, with significant support from the IMF and development partners. While the reforms have contributed to an increase in revenues, attention is still needed to address a number of weaknesses in these countries' tax administrations. A review of the conditions for successful modernization of the tax administration shows that significant changes are needed to ensure better utilization of technical assistance, improve the governance of reforms, and provide the tax administrations with greater flexibility in managing their resources.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (53 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:1018-5941
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