BURS adopts new systems to broaden tax base
Friday, December 09, 2016
Valashia
With effect from January 01, 2017 BURS says it will introduce a new Customs Management System (CMS) to replace the automated system for customs data, which has been in operation since 2002 and no longer meets current and emerging automation needs of a modern customs service.
In a statement, BURS says the new CMS will allow a quicker, transparent, predictable and user-friendly web-based processing platform that enhances customer service and capability for collection and accounting of customs duties, taxes and levies and; improved capability for border security.
Whilst celebrating milestones in inclusivity, with notably P5 billion awarded to vulnerable groups, the report sounds a 'siren' on a dangerous and growing trend: the ballooning use of micro-procurement. That this method, designed for small-scale, efficient purchases, now accounts for a staggering 25% (P8 billion) of total procurement value is not a sign of agility, but a 'red flag'. The PPRA’s warning is unequivocal and must be...