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

This Policy Paper has analysed trends and features of domestic resource mobilisation in Sub-Saharan Africa. The paper has established that many Sub-Saharan African countries are lagging behind their counterparts in Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the OECD. The average tax-to-GDP ratio in SSA is 16.3%,

This report proposes a set of recommendations, some of which could be implemented in short-, medium- and long-term basing on the existing legal framework and policies. If these recommendations are implemented, significant gains on decentralisation will result into higher efficiency and effectiveness in delivering services, promote local economic development upholding