Brief 12 from REPOA examines citizens’ perceptions of local taxation, investigating why residents do or do not pay local taxes, and their perceptions of misuse of tax revenue. Respondents’ opinions are given on: - why people pay local taxes; - their perception of the provision of public services which are financed by tax revenue collection; perceptions of misuse of tax revenues, and reporting corruption within local taxation systems.

The brief is based on the findings from two surveys co more...

Citizen participation in local government matters encourages transparency and accountability by local government, and their participation in the local decision-making process is a precondition for good governance. REPOA’s Special Paper 08.26 by Amon Chaligha analyses local autonomy and citizen participation in six councils in Tanzania. This study covers: good governance; accountability and transparency of the local leaders to the community; local government autonomy and citizen participation; more...

Many local authorities in Tanzania have reformed their tax collection systems in recent years in order to increase their revenue. Brief 10 from REPOA examines recent experiences with privatised revenue collection in seven urban and rural councils in Tanzania, with particular focus on outsourcing of revenue collection to private agents.

REPOA's Brief 11 examines the extent of local corruption perceived by residents from six councils in Tanzania. Respondents’ opinions are given on: trends in corruption; who they perceive as involved; their awareness of measures to address corruption, and their ideas on how to address corruption.

The brief is based on the findings from two surveys conducted in 2003 and 2006 of 1,260 respondents from the Bagamoyo, Iringa, Kilosa and Moshi District Councils, as well as Ilala Municipal Council more...