FW: Burundi tax: development success story faces perfect storm

New Blog: Financing the Burundi Revenue Authority View this email in your browser Financing the Burundi Revenue Authority – throwing good money after good?   Kieran Holmes, Commissioner General of Burundi's Revenue Authority, reflects on the financial uncertainty the institution faces despite a laudable track record.   The Burundi Revenue Authority is a real development success story. Over the last four years, taxes collected by the Office Burundais des Recettes (OBR) have increased by 86%. OBR reforms have made it easier to do business in Burundi and streamlined trading with the country's neighbours. Yet these hard-fought successes are at risk. In addition to a severely curtailed domestic budget, current international development assistance to the OBR will end in May. If funding does not materialise, the donor community may waste its best opportunity to reduce poverty in the long-term in Burundi. Read our blog for full details of why the OBR is at risk and why it matters   Further Reading   Kieran Holmes is also one of the co-authors of For state and citizen: Reforming revenue administration, in Burundi. In the report, OBR's senior management describe in detail how tax collection and administration has been reformed in one of Africa's poorest nations. Their detailed account highlights the actions taken to reduce corruption, improve services, implement legislative reforms and widen the tax base.     Facebook   Twitter   Website   LinkedIn   YouTube   Google Plus   Email Copyright © 2014 Africa Research Institute, All rights reserved. Africa Research Institute mailing list Our mailing address is: 55 Tufton St, London, SW1P 3QL