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ECRAMissionVisionValuesThe ERCA shall promote the voluntary compliance of taxpayers,ensure integrity and develop the skills of the employees, supportmodernization, trade and investment facilitation andharmonization of taxes and customs administrating system,contribute to the economic development and social welfare througheffective revenue collection“To be a leading fair and modern tax and customs administration inAfrica by 2028 that can be financing the government expenditurethrough domestic tax revenue collection”Customer focus service delivery(Trust, respect, protect and support)the wellbeing of the society, integrity and transparency,Professionalism collaborative workingGoals Strategy Activity• Streamline the tax laws tostrengthen revenueadministration;• To establish a modernrevenue assessment &collection system andprovide customers withequitable, efficient andquality service;• To encourage taxpayers tovoluntarily discharge theirtax obligations;• To enforce customs andtax laws by preventing andcontrolling contraband, taxfraud;• To collect timely andeffectively the customs andtax revenues;• To Provide the necessaryCapacity Building supportto regions with a view toharmonizing federal andReginald tat administrationsystems;• To take gender andHIV/AIDS issues intoconsideration.• Trade and InvestmentFacilitation;• Collection of thecustoms and taxrevenues generated bythe economy;• Compliance attitude;• Law Enforcement ;• Harmonize regionaland federal taxsystems;• To facilitate trade and investment throughthe quality of the service delivery so thatcompetition requirements of traders andinvestors can be met;• To support the facilitation of trade andinvestment through the implementation ofmodern service delivery and collectionsystems;• To minimize the risks of frauds and taxevasion through a better compliance oflegitimate tax payers and traders and for abetter targeted allocation of theenforcement resources;• To improve the awareness andcommitment of taxpayers and traders tocontribute to the government efforts foreconomic and social development;• To protect efficiently the economy byaddressing any weaknesses and promotingthe strengths through appropriate tax andcustoms legal frameworks;• To protect the safety, security, health andmorality of the Ethiopian citizens throughan efficient fight against contraband andtax fraud and evasion;• To protect the civil society against theinternational criminal organized andterrorist threats;• To increase the Tax/GDP ratio;• To meet effectively and efficiently thefinancial and budget requirements of theEthiopian Government;• To support the economic and socialdevelopment of Ethiopia;• To shift from a direct customs taxationbased economy towards an indirect fiscaltaxation one;115
Source: ECRA• Cross cutting issues;• To apply equitably and fairly the taxpressure on tax payers within the regionsand with the federal authority;• Provide appropriate capacity buildingsupport to regional revenue collectingagencies with a view to harmonizingfederal and regional tax administrationsystems;• To reflect in the ERCA human resourceutilization, the current demographicnational gender structure (percentagefemales -males);• To reduce the traditional disadvantagesthat the women are subject to, in theirrights to contribute in the publicmanagement of the Ethiopiandevelopment;• To take into consideration the impact ofthe HIV/AIDS affect on the economic,organizational and service deliverymanagement of the ERCA in the strategicand management decisions;116
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INTERNATIONALTAXDIALOGUE2010Revenue
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Page 119 and 120: MalawiType of taxRevenue collected
Page 121 and 122: GhanaTax categoryRevenue collection
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