BURS seeks to widen tax base
Wednesday, October 07, 2015
Morris
The tax gap is described as the difference between the tax revenue that should be collected and the tax revenue actually collected.
BURS commissioner general, Ken Morris told the third sitting of the parliamentary committee on statutory bodies and state enterprises yesterday that the tax gap remains a challenge for the tax collector.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...