Digitization has been variously described as pivotal in ramping-up revenue collection for financing Africa’s development. In pursuing revenue collection, “levying the informal sector is a huge challenge,” noted Mr. Makki Mohammed Abdelrahim Allan, Director General of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning of the Republic of Sudan. At this juncture, the Senegalese offered some experience on revenue collection from the informal sector. Ambassador Raj Busgeeth of Mauritius explained that his country had made much progress on digital tax collection, noting that performance has been enhanced by incentives to citizens who pay their tax online. He said e-government services and tech centers have proved advantageous in Egypt by reducing transaction costs, enhancing investments and reducing the incidence of corruption related with revenue collection.

Source: News Business Ethiopia March 20, 2019 23:15 UTC