W/Africa tax administration to take new paradigm shift -CG Darboe

Organised by West African Union of Tax Institute WAUTI, held in Accra, Ghana, CG Darboe disclosed one of the outcomes conference, saying delegates unanimously agreed that tax administration must change holistically and take a new paradigm shift in ways of generating revenue and digitalise their systems of revenue collection.

The theme for this year’s conference was: ‘Domestic Revenue Mobilization in the Wake of Dwindling Aid Flows and Increasing Debts: Strategies for Developing Economies’.

According to CG Darboe, the theme was both timely and critical for “our collective progress” as developing nations.

The WAUTI conference brought tax practitioners from all West African countries to share new innovations, learn best practices from each other with conference being attended by most of the tax practitioners in West Africa and tax administrators.

CG Darboe further stated that during the session, a lot of paper presentations were made on the way forward for African countries to take their responsibilities in generating more revenue for their governments.

Among the outcomes of the WAUTI conference was that all participants agreed that all tax administration must train their staff and build their capacities so that they could face the private sector with respect to Tax Audit and post Clearance Audit.

CG Darboe also stated that the issues of tax reforms were part of the Agenda, and that one of the outcomes was the need for governments to support tax administration in the process of tax reforms.

CG Darboe dilated on the importance of reforms, , saying reforms bring efficiency and block all leakages in revenue collection. GRA boss further stated that it was agreed that domestic revenue mobilisation should be the way forward for all African countries.

Mr. Darboe stated that as “we look forward to solutions to enhance domestic revenue mobilization, the digital economy offers both opportunities and complexities. With cross-border transactions and remote work reshaping global commerce, our tax systems must evolve. By modernising policies, investing in technology, and building capacity, we can ensure that Africa takes its fair share of digital economy.”