# @restofworld on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CYgKs5gP3uK
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/78900680-restofworld-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/e12883e4e9.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-01-09T08:28:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rest of World (@restofworld) — https://gondola.cc/restofworld

## Caption

⁠"It’s a lazy tax” — African governments hoped mobile money would bring lower-income and rural communities into the financial system. Now that it has, they’re imposing fees as a way to make a quick buck. But as the tax disproportionately hurts the poor, their plan could backfire, driving people back out of the system.⁠
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Click the link in our bio to read the full story. Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images⁠
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#africa #tax #mobile #mobilemoneytax #mobilemoney #financialservices #fintech

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## Tags

africa, mobilemoneytax, tax, financialservices, mobilemoney, fintech, mobile

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