Research Associate, United Nations University
Maria Jouste is a research associate at UNU-WIDER, where she works on topics related to taxation and tax-benefit microsimulation models in domestic revenue mobilisation programmes. She holds a PhD in economics from the University of Turku.
Her research interest is in development and public economics, focusing on taxation and social protection in developing countries. Her recent research has included the evaluation of tax and administrative reforms using administrative tax data from Uganda and simulating potential social protection reforms in Zambia. She has experience in curating and employing large administrative tax data in collaboration with African revenue authorities.
Uganda’s tax system isn’t bringing in enough revenue but is targeting small business the answer?
Apr 30, 2024 02:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Uganda, with a fiscal deficit of 5.6% in 2023, has increasingly turned to local resources to make up for its revenue shortfall since the World Bank suspended its funding on 8 August 2023 over the countrys...
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