(Uganda’s Revenue Agency Case)
- Analyze and describe the sources of Inefficiencies of the URA? (Load 25%)
- Analyze and explain how did the Commission General arrived at ‘what needs to be done’ to resolve inefficiencies? What is your opinion about that? (Load 25%)
- Explain the impact of the method(s) suggested by the Commission General and adopted on the effectiveness of the URA? (Load 25%)
- Form an argument to explain the potential impact of the change in the URA’s effectiveness on the society. (Load 25%)
General guidelines:
- Please use Booth et al. (2000) to construct your arguments and deliver your points/answer. Your personal opinions are valuable when employed as part of a well-constructed argument. So, please use relevant frames of reference (from the literature) to form your answers.
- Please cite and reference your work according to APA referencing style.
- You can consult any other published information about the URA or Uganda to complement the You Tube clip.
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Ugandan Revenue Authority
Tax collection is one of the major ways that governments use to generate its’ revenue. In fact, taxes are the lifeblood of a government as without them, the government is paralyzed. This is based on the fact that it’s through the tax revenue that the government develops the nation accordingly in matters of education, health, infrastructure, and social and economic sectors. It’s through taxation that the resources of the nation are distributed to all the members of the society, whether rich or poor. However, despite the importance of taxation to a country, most citizens detest taxation. As a result, most of them end up lying on their income tax returns as they feel the pain of giving their hard earned money to the government and left behind to live paycheck to paycheck. One of the major reason for the resentment by the citizens is that they feel that their money is not used appropriately, or in some cases, such as Africa, the money benefits only a few individuals who are in authority.
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