Increasing Tax Collection in African Countries: The Role of Information Technology
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tax compliance; tax administration; taxation; technology; public finance; Africa; JEL Codes: H20; O33;All these keywords.
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- H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General
- O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
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