Exploring the Development of Mobile Money Markets and Revenue Collection from Digital Financial Services Taxes in Africa DOI Creative Commons

Hannelore Noah,

Christopher Wales

Published: Aug. 1, 2024

This policy brief examines the rapid expansion of mobile money and digital financial services, recent trend introducing taxes on these services in Africa. The study focuses understanding how market developed Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, new contribute to tax revenue. trends MM DFS portray a characterised by resilience ability recover. We show how, after introduction taxes, there was an initial decrease usage countries studied, but markets typically recovered their momentum. Kenya’s rebounded quickly transaction fees – even faster than value. For governments concerned, we that provide modest, yet important, revenue stream, generally contributing about 1 per cent 3 total Zimbabwe is outlier, at almost 10 cent. also observe forecasting this remains challenge fast-evolving market. conclude offering suggestions for key areas future research taxation.

Language: Английский

Missing the forest for the trees: Ekiti State's quest for forestry revenue and its impact on forest managers DOI
Giovanni Occhiali,

Michael Falade

Forest Policy and Economics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 172, P. 103451 - 103451

Published: Feb. 14, 2025

Language: Английский

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Zakat, Non-state Welfare Provision and Redistribution in Times of Crisis: Evidence from the Covid-19 Pandemic DOI Creative Commons
Max Gallien,

Umair Javed,

Vanessa van den Boogaard

et al.

Studies in Comparative International Development, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 26, 2024

Abstract Around the world, Covid-19 pandemic drew attention to state social protection and its limitations. Less has been paid what is likely world’s largest system of predominantly non-state welfare provision: zakat, an annual Islamic obligatory payment a percentage productive wealth poor other eligible recipients. We explore how states citizens engage with zakat during crises through case study in Pakistan, Egypt, Morocco, drawing on novel nationally representative survey data 5484 respondents across three countries. While we may expect that be less motivated pay times personal economic hardship, find large majority general population contributors perceives as particularly important Covid context. show while play role provision supplementing redistribution crisis, attempts harness it are often ineffective. However, higher income individuals more even only among those eligible, there potentially negative equity impacts given flat rate at which levied fact people tend give networks.

Language: Английский

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3
Exploring the Development of Mobile Money Markets and Revenue Collection from Digital Financial Services Taxes in Africa DOI Creative Commons

Hannelore Noah,

Christopher Wales

Published: Aug. 1, 2024

This policy brief examines the rapid expansion of mobile money and digital financial services, recent trend introducing taxes on these services in Africa. The study focuses understanding how market developed Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, new contribute to tax revenue. trends MM DFS portray a characterised by resilience ability recover. We show how, after introduction taxes, there was an initial decrease usage countries studied, but markets typically recovered their momentum. Kenya’s rebounded quickly transaction fees – even faster than value. For governments concerned, we that provide modest, yet important, revenue stream, generally contributing about 1 per cent 3 total Zimbabwe is outlier, at almost 10 cent. also observe forecasting this remains challenge fast-evolving market. conclude offering suggestions for key areas future research taxation.

Language: Английский

Citations

1