{"id":54649,"date":"2024-03-13T11:55:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T11:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/south-sudan-uganda-meet-to-address-border-revenue-losses"},"modified":"2024-03-13T12:58:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T12:58:40","slug":"south-sudan-uganda-meet-to-address-border-revenue-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/south-sudan-uganda-meet-to-address-border-revenue-losses","title":{"rendered":"South Sudan, Uganda meet to address border revenue losses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>Officials from South Sudan and Uganda met in Kampala on Monday to discuss strategies for curbing revenue leakages along their shared borders, with a focus on improving non-oil revenue collection.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting included John Musinguzi, Commissioner General of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), and Africano Mande, Commissioner General of the South Sudan Revenue Authority.<\/p>\n<p>They also discussed the implementation of a new cargo tracking system.<\/p>\n<p>Mande highlighted the need to eliminate fraud and individuals impersonating officials to extort traders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have tasked our people to profile the gaps we have in customs so that we can benefit from your experience. We do not want to invent a new model but rather run from the existing ones in the region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Okaka Geoffrey, Assistant Commissioner for Field Services at the URA, emphasized the importance of joint efforts and stakeholder sensitization.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe shall have to sensitize sector players like associations, transporters, and taxpayers. We need this sensitization for the smooth implementation and adoption of the system,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\">South-Sudan<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. Officials from South Sudan and Uganda met in Kampala on Monday to discuss strategies for curbing revenue leakages along their shared borders, with a focus on improving non-oil revenue collection. 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