SSRA Reports More Than SSP 140 Billion in August Revenue Collection
The South Sudan Revenue Authority (SSRA) collected more than 140 billion South Sudanese pounds in August as the government continues efforts to strengthen domestic revenue mobilization and improve tax compliance.
The figures were presented Monday during a meeting of the Ministerial High-Level Committee on Economic Reform, attended by SSRA Deputy Commissioner General Solomon Ariik Manyok. The meeting was chaired by East African Community Affairs Minister Pieng Deng Kuol.
The SSRA said September revenue figures were not yet available because the deadline for tax payments and reporting is Sept. 15. The authority said it expects to present the September figures after the deadline.
The meeting reviewed revenue collection and the government’s efforts to strengthen formal payment systems through commercial banks and the Bank of South Sudan.
Public Service and Human Resource Development Minister Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth said banks had reported progress in revenue collection and taxpayer compliance. He urged businesses to meet their tax obligations and make payments on time.
Finance and Planning Minister Kuol Daniel Ayulo also called on businesses to pay their taxes through formal channels, saying increased revenue collection was helping the government meet salary obligations for civil servants and security forces and finance other government commitments.
Ayulo also urged mobile network operators to pay their taxes on time and through formal channels.
The SSRA said its revenue mobilization efforts were being supported by its cooperation with the Ministry of Finance and Planning and the Economic Reform Committee, established to strengthen domestic revenue collection and address revenue leakages.
The authority said it would continue working to improve tax compliance, strengthen revenue systems and make tax administration more efficient and transparent.
“Revenue belongs to the nation,” the SSRA said, adding that funds collected through taxes help the government pay salaries, provide essential services and support development priorities.
“When we mobilize revenue effectively, we are not simply collecting taxes, we are building South Sudan,” the authority said.
