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Remember Deketeke
Herald Correspondent
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority has stepped up its digitalisation and automation efforts to boost domestic resource mobilisation and enhance compliance as it moves to meet its ambitious US$7,155 billion revenue target by December.
This was said by Zimra Commissioner-General Ms Regina Chinamasa who was represented by the head of Compliance and Automation Mr Adrian Swarres at the Zimbabwe National Defence University (ZNDU) public lecture on the topic “Systems, processes and challenges of public revenue collection in Zimbabwe.”
Ms Chinamasa reaffirmed that Zimra is on course to achieve its annual revenue collection goal.
“Our target for this year is US$7,2 billion and we have put in place strategies to ensure that this is achieved,” she said.
“These strategies are anchored on our digitalisation agenda and our nationwide outreach programme through which we are educating the public on the importance of paying taxes due to the Government.”
In July, Zimra announced before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion that it was on course to meet its 2025 annual revenue target of US$7,155 billion having already collected US$3,21 billion in net collections by mid-year against a target of US$3,13 billion. She said this while outlining the authority’s performance and key strategies being deployed to bolster revenue mobilisation.
Ms Chinamasa said the authority’s long-term plan was focused on expanding the tax base to bring in new taxpayers particularly from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the informal sector.
“We are bringing new clients on board,” she said. “Our focus is on SMEs and the informal sector and this will help broaden the tax base to ensure that all required revenues are collected and remitted to the Government for national programmes.” She said the authority was implementing robust systems and outreach programmes to improve efficiency and expand the tax base.
“Zimbabwe is responding to the call for increased domestic resource mobilisation by putting in place strategies to ensure that resources are properly mobilised,” she said.
Peter Tanyanyiwa