Browsing Policy Briefs by Subject "Tax system"

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    • Policy Brief No. 10 of 2006 on Lessons From Kenya's Tax Reform Experience 

      The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
      Kenya, like many developing nations, has attempted to reform its tax system over time, with the impetus coming from the increasing complexity of the tax codes, narrow tax base and concerns with fair distribution of tax ...

    • Policy Brief No. 12 of 2006 on Reducing Implicit Taxation of the Agricultural Sector in Kenya 

      The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2006)
      Agriculture is the dominant sector in terms of its contribution to Gross Domestic Product in Kenya (27% of GDP), employment (66% of labourforce), and exports (70% of export earnings, excluding refined petroleum exports). ...

    • Policy Brief No. 3 of 2004 on Tax Reform Experience and the Reform Agenda for Kenya 

      Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) (The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004)
      Unlike many sub-Saharan African countries, Kenya is a high tax yield country with a tax to GDP ratio of over 20 percent. A review of Kenya’s tax reform experience reveals that generally, levels of tax rates have been reduced ...