South Sudan's English Daily Newspaper
"We Dare where others fear"
By Awan Achiek
The South Sudan Revenue Authority (SSRA) said it has embarked on plans to transform the collection the collection of both oil and non-revenue collection through a digitalized system.
Simon Akuei Deng, Commissioner General of SSRA, said during the opening of the National trade forum on Thursday that embracing digitization of tax will improve the tax collection system in the country.
“Sooner or later, we will be at 90% digitized for automation in our tax collection. So it is important to note that those who will come to your companies to say that pay cash money are thieves,” Akuei said.
He disclosed that taxpayers have been authorized to remit their dues electronically via commercial banks.
“Some of the States don’t have commercial banks and some of our border areas don’t have commercial banks, but where there is a bank payment is done according to the system,” Akuei said.
He said that will only exempt the policy in the border areas of Morobo and Yambio because there are no commercial banks.
Akuei said they have started to implement the East African Community Single Customs Territory to spur intra-EAC trade.
He disclosed that said they have opened office in Mombasa, Kenya in order to curb the smuggling of goods to South Sudan.
The Single Customs Territory, which Kenya and other member states have adopted, is aimed at facilitating faster clearance and improvement in cargo movement along the two corridors serving the region.
