Policy elites are not blind to economic realities

Taxes

Empirical research has shown that tax compliance, guided by sound analytics is the silver bullet in unlocking the revenue potential in developing economics.

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In Business Daily on May 24, 2024, Jaindi Kisero, a prominent journalist, wrote an insightful piece touching on tax. The article's heading was captivating: Policy elites blind to tax burden. The gentleman writes very well, I have enjoyed reading his articles for a couple of years.

In his article today, several postulations arise which can be tested as a hypothesis empirically. As an economist, and an analyst in public policy circles, I felt obliged to clear up on some of the aspects.

PAYE Tax Calculator

Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.