Q FM Africa's Modern Radio
The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) board has elected Dr Caleb Fundanga as board chairperson.
The board, at it’s first seating also elected Ms.Nana Munsanda Mudende as vice chairperson.
In a congratulatory message to the new ZRA Board Chairperson and his vice, Finance and National Planning Minister, Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has reiterated the need to develop remedial strategies to address the low compliance levels across several tax types.
Dr Musokotwane has asked the board to strengthen the measures being administered by ZRA in domestic resource mobilization,through enhanced usage of electronic platforms and increased compliance surveillance, to curb smuggling and tax related fraud.
The Minister has directed the board to oversee that ZRA services at border areas improve and high-efficiency performed sustained so that delays,long queues, and appearance of confusion and disorder to an end.
He has also re-emphasized the government’s expectation for the board to address tax related frauds by getting ZRA to enhance tax payer engagements, to showcase the benefits of paying taxes, and to increase automation in order to collaborate tax information, and reduce administrative inertia and fraud.
Dr Musokotwane has further tasked the ZRA board to timely develop action plan that address the challenges in tax administration and ensures that ZRA attains the revenue collection target of above 21 percent of GDP over the medium term.
He has restated the government’s resolve that fiscal sustainability through enhanced revenue collections is restored; over and above the expenditure rationalization measures that are already being implemented.