Property Taxation in Anglophone Africa (Land Lines Article)

Author(s): Franzsen, Riel C.D.
Publication Date: April 2007

6 pages; Inventory ID LLA070403; English


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A well-functioning property tax system could offer many benefits to the nations of sub-Saharan Africa. At a time of decentralization, when local governments are being asked to assume new responsibilities for services and infrastructure in such countries as Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Uganda, a dependable and locally administered source of revenue would greatly benefit local democracy and economic development. It could improve the standard of living in local communities on a continent still grappling with abject poverty and poor governance.