Mobilizing VAT Revenues in African Countries
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Africa; collection efficiency; tax effort; VAT;All these keywords.
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- H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
- H25 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Business Taxes and Subsidies
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