{"id":79498,"date":"2025-07-04T16:25:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T16:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/central-equatoria-rejects-unconstitutional-ssra-tax-initiative"},"modified":"2025-07-04T16:55:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T16:55:04","slug":"central-equatoria-rejects-unconstitutional-ssra-tax-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/central-equatoria-rejects-unconstitutional-ssra-tax-initiative","title":{"rendered":"Central Equatoria Rejects Unconstitutional SSRA Tax Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The Central Equatoria State Council of Ministers has officially rejected the South Sudan Revenue Authority\u2019s (SSRA) initiative to divide Juba into operating zones for door-to-door taxpayer registration.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after the South Sudan Revenue Authority (SSRA) began the zoning and door-to-door registration of taxpayers, in a renewed effort to seal leaks, nab cheats, increase compliance, and boost revenue collection.<\/p>\n<p>Taxman said they divided Juba into ten zones to make registration easier and better tax compliance monitoring.<\/p>\n<p>However, on Thursday, the CES cabinet, chaired by Governor Rabi Mujung, rejected NRA\u2019s decision, saying Such actions violate Art. 49 of the Constitution of South Sudan, which calls for the respect of intergovernmental linkages<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media after the meeting, Jacob Aligo Lo-Lado, the Acting Minister of Information, said after thorough deliberation, emphasised the need for prior consultations involving the SSRA, the State Government, and the Juba City Council before such a policy is implemented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Council resolved to reject this unilateral decision and urges the South Sudan Revenue Authority to revoke it. Such actions violate Article 49 of the Transitional Constitution of South Sudan (2011), as amended, which calls for the respect of intergovernmental linkages,\u201d said Aligo.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the cabinet urged the SSRA to review its judgment and to respect the constitutional role of state governments in terms of tax collection.<\/p>\n<p>Among other major issues discussed in the cabinet meeting was a memorandum presented by the State Ministry of Roads and Bridges, requesting USD 8.3 million for the completion of the Terekeka\u2013Tindilo\u2013Tali road.<\/p>\n<p>The Cabinet approved USD 220,594 (two hundred twenty thousand United States Dollars) for the completion of two bridges along the same road, with the remaining balance to be incorporated in the 2025\u20132026 fiscal year budget.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Minister of Roads and Bridges also requested an amendment to the name of the ministry to \u2018State Ministry of Transport, Roads and Bridges.\u2019 The Council acknowledged the request but deferred the memo for further consultations,\u201d Aligo added.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, the CES council of ministries condemned the monstrous act of a gang group which raped a girl in the Shirikat residential area around two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Information confirmed a crackdown on youth across parts of Juba allegedly linked to gang activities and said that all those who have been arrested are currently in police custody awaiting investigation.<\/p>\n<p>He assured that those found innocent will be released, while those found guilty of gang-related activities will be prosecuted per the law.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Sudan<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. The Central Equatoria State Council of Ministers has officially rejected the South Sudan Revenue Authority\u2019s (SSRA) initiative to divide Juba into operating zones for door-to-door taxpayer registration. This comes after the South Sudan Revenue Authority (SSRA) began the zoning and door-to-door registration of taxpayers, in a renewed effort to seal leaks, nab [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":79497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-79498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-south-sudan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Central Equatoria Rejects Unconstitutional SSRA Tax Initiative - South Sudan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Central Equatoria State Council of Ministers has officially rejected the South Sudan Revenue Authority\u2019s (SSRA) init ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/central-equatoria-rejects-unconstitutional-ssra-tax-initiative\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Central Equatoria Rejects Unconstitutional SSRA Tax Initiative\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Central Equatoria State Council of Ministers has officially rejected the South Sudan Revenue Authority\u2019s (SSRA) init ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/central-equatoria-rejects-unconstitutional-ssra-tax-initiative\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"South Sudan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-04T16:25:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-04T16:55:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/sites\/32\/2025\/07\/sm_1751635211.17627.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/central-equatoria-rejects-unconstitutional-ssra-tax-initiative#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/central-equatoria-rejects-unconstitutional-ssra-tax-initiative\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Central Equatoria Rejects Unconstitutional SSRA Tax Initiative\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-04T16:25:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-04T16:55:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/central-equatoria-rejects-unconstitutional-ssra-tax-initiative\"},\"wordCount\":426,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/central-equatoria-rejects-unconstitutional-ssra-tax-initiative#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/sites\/32\/2025\/07\/sm_1751635211.17627.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"South-Sudan\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/central-equatoria-rejects-unconstitutional-ssra-tax-initiative#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/central-equatoria-rejects-unconstitutional-ssra-tax-initiative\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/central-equatoria-rejects-unconstitutional-ssra-tax-initiative\",\"name\":\"Central Equatoria Rejects Unconstitutional SSRA Tax Initiative - 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