In a new report, The Hidden Impact of Burma's Arbitrary and Corrupt Taxation, we use meticulous research and documentation to reveal the Burmese military regime's corrupt and cruel taxation system and its devastating impact. We expose the military regime's use of taxation as a tool of repression.
Our intention is to inform the international community about the regime's abusive tax practices. In Burma, taxation, rather than working for the people, contributes to systematic violations of the most basic human rights.
While most of Burma's people live in abject poverty, the military regime and its cronies profit from more than half the national budget spent on the military, compared to meager provisions for health and social care. Our research shows that people are forced to hand over large portions of their income and property in official and unofficial taxes, leaving most of them struggling to survive.
Network for Human Rights Documentation – Burma
Thailand
(September 1, 2010)
In Burma, taxation adds to heavy repression.
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