Technical assistance for the Tax Administration Burkina Faso, Phase III

Burkina Faso is fighting against poverty and social inequality. Increased transparency and better domestic revenue mobilization help in dealing with those challenges. SECO supports the country to this end by providing technical assistance to its Central Tax Administration. SECO has been supporting the Central Tax Administration since 2009 to increase its capacities in mobilizing domestic resources by providing technical and financial assistance. This support has yielded significant results, with initial digitalization efforts having led to an increased tax-to-GDP ratio. As a consequence of this increased digitalization, the Central Tax Administration faces the challenge of maintaining a solid digital infrastructure and to proceed towards more automatized business processes. Furthermore, the integrated taxation system is characterized by a limited efficiency to fight tax fraud.