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Cape Verde seeks to boost municipal revenue

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Cape Verde is holding a national workshop in Praia on 27 and 28 October to strengthen municipal revenue, with representatives from its 22 municipalities. Participants are examining property valuation, tax simulators and municipal action plans, among other topics, according to a Cape Verdean government note.

Cape Verde is bringing together representatives of its 22 municipalities in Praia on 27 and 28 October to strengthen the mobilisation of local revenue. The second National Workshop on Local Finance is being organised by the Ministry of State Reform, Local Government and Decentralisation, according to a press release from the Cape Verdean government.

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