Lack of capacity widens tax gap � BURS
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
In the 2015 annual report released recently, commissioner general Ken Morris said inadequate capacity to undertake more enforcement activities to cover all areas of the country is one of the constraints that the agency faces.
Morris cited constraints such as public ignorance of the importance of tax which translated into low compliance levels, as well as the lack of an enterprise risk management function for increased efficiency in collection.
President Duma Boko and his government must now hit the ground running to deliver on their promises and meet the high expectations of Batswana. The UDC has pledged to foster a deliberative democracy, where open dialogue and continuous conversations are encouraged. This approach will allow different viewpoints to be heard and strengthen the ideas that shape our nation. The introduction of the long-awaited Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a...