Economic Insight: Will Tinubu's tax reforms hit the nail on the head?

Economic Insight: Will Tinubu’s tax reforms hit the nail on the head?

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Whenever the issue of tax increases arises, I’m reminded of a story from the book Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty, by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson. The Kingdom of Kongo during the 16th and 17th centuries imposed arbitrary taxes. One such absurd tax was le

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