Asia and Middle East Economic Growth Best Practices (AMEG) Project

The Asia and Middle East Economic Growth Best Practices project (AMEG) supports USAID bureaus and missions in Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa with activities such as assessments, strategic planning, diagnostics, and innovative pilot programs. AMEG's Tax and Customs Reform Pilot Activity in Tunisia helped build the capacity of the MOF and its General Directorate of Taxes (DGI) to conduct tax policy analysis and institute a more strategic, risk-based approach to tax administration and compliance improvement. With TCP support, the GoT developed and adopted nine reforms to the VAT, PIT, excises, and customs duties. USAID also assisted with the implementation of an audit criteria selection system and the rollout of a non-filer outreach program that collected close to $665,000 from roughly 2,000 taxpayers within 10 week’s of the program’s launch.