MLD: Enhancing Debt Sustainability

Project Details

Detailed Narrative Description of the Project:

1. Provide advice on the development of a multi-year compliance improvement plan to guide decision-making for operational priorities and resource allocation;

2. Guide risk management team in establishing a central database and IT framework to conduct high quality risk assessment (provide suggestions on tools and data models);

3. Guide risk management team on developing a risk criteria for assessing registration, filing, reporting and payment compliance of taxpayers, and determining overall compliance risk score of taxpayers;

4. Provide advice and guidance to risk staff on the preparation of high-quality, comprehensive risk assessments for identified key risks;

5. Provide guidance in monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of compliance treatment outcomes; and,

6. Assist in implementation of recommendations given for development of compliance risk management function.

7. Provide advice and guidance to risk staff on the preparation of high-quality, comprehensive risk assessments for identified key risks (particularly on key risk areas such as the tourism sector);

8. Provide guidance in monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of compliance treatment outcomes; 

9. Provide assistance in preparing a pilot tax gap analysis; and,

10. Assist in implementation of recommendations given for development of compliance risk management function.

11. Guide risk management team on developing and maintaining a risk register and prioritization of key risks (risk prioritization matrix);

Detailed Description of Actual Services Provided by SAMES:

(i) By 2023: In coordination with TA team leader, domestic resource mobilization expert, draft a multi-year compliance improvement plan and determine compliance risk score of taxpayers.

(ii) By 2023-2024: Assist domestic resource mobilization expert in drafting the assessments on improving taxpayer compliance, and revenue administration.

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