Workshop tightens noose on tax evaders
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
The workshop aims to establish greater levels of networking between revenue officials in Africa.
It was organised by Botswana Unified Revenue Services (BURS), the secretariat of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF).
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