Africa-Press – Angola. The Fourth Region of the General Tax Administration held a Forum this Wednesday in Lobito (Benguela) to inform taxpayers about the main changes made to the Customs Tariff, as well as the modernization of the institution.
Speaking to press, on the sidelines of the event, the head of the litigation section, Ivandro Nhime, referred to changes in products that were exempt, those that were aggravated and those that saw their fees reduced, in the light of law 32/21 of 30 December, which approves the General State Budget (OGE).
According to the technician, the goods that were exempted are those of wide consumption, such as the basic basket products (vegetable oil, chicken, corn meal, powdered milk, etc.), to allow them to reach consumers at a lower price. low.
“The State increased the importation of products from the countryside to allow for greater revenue collection and protect the national industry. These now pay 50 percent, compared to the 20 that the Tariff referred to ”, he explained.
He also added that, among these, there are also fresh flowers, confectionery and pastry products, which were added between 10 and 20 percent.
As for the relief, it was carried out in order to persuade the importation of products, with a view to allowing more employment, more wealth for families and consequently more revenue for the State coffers.
On this list are tobacco, which previously paid a rate of 60 percent, against the current 55, and pork, which dropped from 10 to five percent.
On the other hand, the national director of customs services, Jerónimo Cambalangange, said that this information also serves to eliminate the difficulties that the taxpayer still has regarding the payment of taxes, whether in the fiscal or customs scope.
“In the tax area, we have already achieved greater disclosure and today we already see the increase in tax collection and we want to achieve the same in the customs area”, he underlined.
He made a point of stating that there is a greater decrease in the volume of imports/exports in view of the various projects that the Executive is creating.
“The aim is to reduce the burden that the taxpayer has on the AGT and the lack of information or information in a timely manner, given the various legislative changes in terms of taxes”, he clarified.
Jerónimo Cambalangange also informed that the Customs Tariff, version 2022, approved this year, has already complied with the recommendation of the World Customs Organization, in the sense of avoiding applying rates above 55 percent.
In turn, the customs audit technician, Gestão Sahemba, said that the Customs Expansion and Modernization Program (PEMA), which started in 2021, brought new dynamics to the seven customs regions of the country.
He made it known that, in addition to the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), human resources were also trained and taxpayers are better served.
Making a comparison in relation to past years, Gestão Sahemba said that before, customs clearance was done manually, a situation that contributed to the slowness of processes.
“Currently, even in the border areas, the customs clearance of goods is already being felt more quickly, there is not much talk about oil revenues and the remaining products already weigh in on revenue collection”, he stressed.
In turn, the municipal administrator of Lobito, Evaristo Calopa Mário, representing the provincial governor Luís Nunes, said that this Forum was scheduled at an opportune moment, as it will allow the development of a process of sharing technical and professional knowledge to taxpayers , which are increasingly demanding.
“For this reason, we reiterate our congratulations to the promoters of the event, due to the improvement in the customs and customs action of the Angolan State, facilitating the needs and concerns of taxpayers.
The Fourth Tax Region is one of the seven regional services of the AGT, the State body whose fundamental mission is to propose and execute the tax policy, ensuring its full compliance, administering taxes, customs duties and other taxes . It covers the provinces of Benguela, Cuanza Sul, Huambo and Bié.
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