Economic Reforms Committee Reviews Revenue Collection at Juba Airport
South Sudan’s Ministerial High-Level Committee on Economic Reforms has begun a two-day assessment of revenue collection at Juba International Airport as the government seeks to strengthen public finances and improve funding for salaries and other national priorities.
The committee, chaired by East African Community Affairs Minister Gen. Pieng Deng Kuol, held discussions with officials from the South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority, the customs department of the South Sudan Revenue Authority, as well as Trade and Immigration authorities operating at the airport.
The officials briefed the committee on revenue-generating activities and challenges affecting collections at the country’s main international gateway.
James Mawich Makuach, the committee’s rapporteur and minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, said the assessment was aimed at determining the current status of revenue collection at the airport.
“We are here to assess the status of revenue collections at the airport,” Mawich said in a statement to the media.
He said the committee would prepare a comprehensive report outlining achievements, challenges and possible measures to improve revenue collection after completing its two-day assessment.
The review is part of the government’s broader economic reform efforts to identify gaps in revenue administration and address economic challenges facing South Sudan.
Juba International Airport is among the country’s key revenue-generating institutions, with several government agencies collecting fees, taxes and other charges from aviation, trade, customs and immigration activities.
The meeting was attended by Transport Minister Rizik Zacharia Hassan, his undersecretary Paul Dhel Gum, and Samuel Yanga Mikaya, chairperson of the South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority Board of Directors, among other officials.
The committee’s assessment comes as the government continues efforts to increase domestic revenue collection and ensure that public funds are properly accounted for and directed toward national priorities.
