{"id":45605,"date":"2023-06-25T16:35:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T16:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/rwanda-steps-up-mass-awareness-about-new-tax-laws"},"modified":"2023-06-25T17:03:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T17:03:24","slug":"rwanda-steps-up-mass-awareness-about-new-tax-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/economy\/rwanda-steps-up-mass-awareness-about-new-tax-laws","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda Steps up Mass Awareness About New Tax Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The Government of Rwanda (GoR) commends the continued collaboration with Governance for Africa (GFA) in creating awareness about tax laws and policies.<\/p>\n

The government is confident that with stepped up mass awareness on the new tax laws it his hit its targets on compliance.<\/p>\n

Mr. Abel Ntegano, the Director General in charge of Tax Policies at the Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning (MINECOFIN remarked during a sideline press briefing during the stakeholders meeting on tax policies and new tax law in the capital, Kigali on June 23.<\/p>\n

Governance for Africa organized the meeting in partnership with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re hopeful that the civil society that includes the tax payers and the partners will do whatever it takes to popularize and create awareness of the new tax laws,\u201d observed Ntegano.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government is committed to strengthening the cooperation that exists between it and the partners and we\u2019re optimistic that with such activities the members of the civil society organization will be informed of the new tax laws,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The new tax laws and empowerment of tax officers at Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) were promising.<\/p>\n

Chief Executive Officer of GFA, Mr.Cyrus Nkusi,<\/p>\n

\u201cThe introduction of new tax laws, the continuous strengthening of the capacity of the officials in the revenue authority have already manifested positive results in terms of improved collection of domestic revenue. It is against this background that Governance for Africa (GFA) in partnership with FRIEDRICH EBERT STIFTUNG (FES-Rwanda) intends to carry out stakeholders\u2019 dialogue to discuss areas of Tax Policies, New Tax Law and other tax related policies in Rwanda,\u201d said the statement in part.<\/p>\n

The Chief Executive Officer of GFA, Mr.Cyrus Nkusi, says that taxpayers have paid more taxes on time, which would lead Rwanda to rapid development in the construction of infrastructure, including roads, health centers, and schools among others.<\/p>\n

Participants decried the fact that tax justice is one of the area that receive less attention and said that a fair tax system has a correlation with improved living standards of the citizens through improved domestic resource mobilization.<\/p>\n

\u201cTax justice has for some years now remained one of the most overlooked development issues in Rwanda. There is enough evidence that a number of CSOs have developed interest in the recent years to advocate for a fair taxation system. This is in the long run expected to contribute significantly to the improved domestic resource mobilization and ultimately increasing government\u2019s capacity to fund its development projects by using own sources.\u201d<\/p>\n

On her part, Anne Felmet, Country Representative for Governance Africa in Rwanda said promoting tax justice is one of the effective was of promoting social justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, tax justice is one of the topics where we put questions on how we make sure that everyone has a say, receives equal opportunities,\u201d observed Felmet.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe consider in tax justice the needs of people living with disabilities and the role of the youths and these are very important questions, which we exhaustively today,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

She called on Rwandan citizens to uphold gender sensitivity and ensure families are well sensitized on the importance of the issue.<\/p>\n

Other experts who facilitated the meeting included Chantal Umuhoza, a Rwandan women\u2019s Rights Advocate.<\/p>\n

The meeting attracted representatives of the civil society such as people living with disabilities, religious leaders, human rights activists, government official and representatives of RRA.<\/p>\n

The objectives of the dialogue are to understand the current context of taxation and the role of different stakeholders in harmonization and enforcing of policies and laws in Rwanda, and develop a roadmap with various stakeholders including government entities in relevant policies and tax.<\/p>\n

Source: Taarifa Rwanda<\/b><\/p>\n

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