Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), and The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) have signed a Memorandum of Engagement.
Under the Engagement, LRA will provide technical assistance to support the development of a Revenue Collection Dashboard for The Gambia.
The agreement, signed by LRA Commissioner General James Dorbor Jallah, and GRA Commissioner General Yankuba Darboe, establishes a framework for technical cooperation in designing, developing, and implementing a functional revenue collection dashboard prototype.
The signing, according to a dispatch, took place on the sidelines of the 8th West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF) High-Level Policy Dialogue, and 23rd General Assembly in Accra. It followed a request from the GRA for LRA’s technical assistance.
Under the agreement, LRA will assist GRA in assessing existing revenue data sources, legacy systems, and management information requirements.
Support will also cover identifying key revenue performance indicators, dashboard architecture, and data structures, prototype development, systems integration, and knowledge sharing.
The engagement also includes capacity building, with LRA expected to train GRA personnel to independently maintain, further develop and use the dashboard.
The agreement provides safeguards for confidentiality, and data security throughout the technical engagement.
LRA currently operates an online dashboard that provides timely updates on domestic revenue performance, offers experience in revenue data analytics, and digital revenue monitoring that can support The Gambia’s efforts to modernize revenue reporting.
At the signing ceremony, Mr. Jallah described the partnership as an important step to strengthen regional collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation in tax administration. He said, closer cooperation among African revenue authorities creates opportunities to share homegrown solutions, technical expertise, and practical experiences to modernize revenue administration, and strengthen domestic resource mobilization.
“Stronger collaboration among African revenue authorities creates a platform for exchanging homegrown innovations, technical expertise and practical experience to drive tax administration modernization and enhance domestic revenue mobilization.”
Jallah reaffirmed LRA’s commitment to share its expertise with GRA, and promote stronger institutional partnerships in the region.
Mr. Darboe thanked LRA for its technical support. He described Liberia as a reliable partner.
He also expressed confidence that the partnership would strengthen relations between the two authorities, and contribute to modernize tax administration, and enhance domestic resource mobilization.
Darboe also highlighted LRA’s contribution to strengthen its post-clearance audit system, which has significantly enhanced revenue collection.
He emphasized the value of South-South Cooperation in enabling African institutions to exchange expertise, experiences, and homegrown solutions to common challenges.
Jules Tapsoba, West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF) Executive Secretary, commended the initiative.
He urged tax authorities to deepen collaboration, and strengthen strategic partnerships to advance domestic resource mobilization, and enhance revenue administration throughout West Africa.
