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Leveraging Progressive Taxation to Fund Public Services

Public services within Uganda have remained considerably underfunded by government. A large part of this has been a result of limited revenue collections. But by taxing wealth more effectively, progressive...

Financing Public Services: An analysis of the FY 2022/23 Budget

ISER’s analysis of the FY 2022/23 Budget and recommendations.

Our Future is Public: Why the IMF and World Bank Must Support Public Services

This publication argues that international financial institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF are not doing enough to protect public services, despite their rhetoric arguing the opposite.  


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Uganda’s Small Business Recovery Fund: Does it go far enough?

The COVID -19 induced crisis has greatly affected many businesses in Uganda. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have felt...

Statement to Parliament On Operations Of The Uganda Bridge International Academies By The Hon. Minister Of Education And Sports.

A statement to Parliament by the Minister of Education and Sports on Closure of Uganda Bridge International Academies for not...

Education Committee Report on Closure of Private Schools by the Ministry of Education and Sports.

A Report of the Education Committee of Parliament on Closure of Private Schools by the Ministry of Education and Sports

The COVID 19 vaccine and Uganda – 12 questions to policy makers

As Uganda plans to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the near future, the Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER)...

How Did We Get Here? Uganda’s Medical Oxygen Crisis

As Uganda faces a surge of COVID 19 reporting more than ten thousand cases in ten days,  oxygen shortages have...

“Here, When You Are Poor, You Die”: Healthcare on Sigulu Islands

This report, focuses on Sigulu islands, an amalgamation of islands in Namayingo District, and finds widespread disparities in access to...

A Handbook for Community Health Advocates

A simplified manual for Community Health Advocates (CHAs) on the right to health. It introduces the legal and policy framework...

2016 General Elections: Vote 4 Education, Vote 4 Health

In this edition of the ESRA Brief, citizens from various parts of the country pose pertinent accountability questions to their...