That makes it hard for the new, democratic government to offer decent public services
INSIDE a noodle house in central Yangon, business is buzzing. Customers huddle over tables, slurping down chicken soup or gobbling dumplings. Everyone pays in cash. Few customers ask for receipts. When your correspondent does so, one is handed over, complete with government-issued stickers. But the cost of the meal goes up. On the vast majority of the restaurant’s sales, it seems, no one is paying any tax.
Over the past decade the Burmese economy has boomed. Last year it grew by 5.9%. In the medium term growth is expected to average 7.1% a year, according to the World Bank, making the country one of the peppiest in the region. Poverty, though still stark, has fallen.
Source:https://www.economist.com/asia/2017/11/16/myanmar-has-one-of-the-lowest-tax-takes-in-the-world?zid=306&ah=1b164dbd43b0cb27ba0d4c3b12a5e227