This Policy Paper has analysed the trends and features of domestic resource mobilisation in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda. The paper has established that in all four countries, tax yields, a key component of domestic revenue mobilisation, have shown significant improvements overtime. The improvements have been accounted for by tax reform measures that these countries have undertaken to improve domestic revenue mobilisation. The main reform was the formation of Tax Revenue Authorities from early to mid-1990s in all the four countries. These tax authorities addressed challenges that tax collection was facing. They have improved governance structure by addressing corruption challenges, removed unnecessary exemptions and introduced ICT in tax collection, a measure which improved detection of tax evasion.
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