AIOS Integrated Land Systems

Countries across the globe are encouraging their Local Governments (LGs)  to explore ways to improve revenues from their land tax collection systems.  One major reason for such interest is swift urbanization throughout countries like Uganda. Another reason is the growing pressure for public services by people living in the city. There have been some reforms in Uganda regarding property tax that have boosted identification rates as well as property evaluation.  While these have certainly strengthened the base of property tax in the nation, several local governments or LGs still struggle with some challenges of land administration such as lesser collection. This is mostly due to insufficient compliance.  Challenges of Land Administration Faced by Local Governments In this post, we examine the issues being experienced during land tax collection in Uganda, and some ways in which these can be overcome while maintaining higher collection rates with a more citizen-oriented approach. First, l