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

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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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