Ezulwini -Brightwell Nxumalo,the Commissioner General at Eswatini Revenue Service says if everyone would comply in paying taxes,Minister Neal Rijkenburg would table a budget with an additional E4 billion.
He said this during the digitalization symposium held at the ERS headquarters at Ezulwini today.
This meeting was attended by critical stakeholders,including amongst others,the AG Timothy Matsebula,Registry of companies,CIC, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of ICT to mention a few.
The essence of the symposium was to unpack ERS’s digital ambitions.
ERS has clearly stated that it hopes to be fully digitalized by 2027.
The Commissioner General explained that digitalization hanged on three pillars;Registration, Filling and Payments.
Therefore,he highlighted that the vision was to
to automate all these.
These is what other speakers had to say;
1.Thoble Dlamini.
CFO (Integrated Payments)**
Some of the benefits;
Digitalized Invoicing .
-All receipts are immediately issued by the system.
-When using momo in particular will also be integrated into the system in real time.
-Full implementation will be achieved in the next financial year
2.Vusi Ngcamphalala.. Commissioner Domestic Taxes.
Seemsless registration .(Digitalization)
What does this mean to the tax payer?
-Clients will be automatically allocated TINS and will get educated reminders.
-Reduced costs
-No more penalties
-Enhanced efficiency
-Improved transparency.
3.Gugu Mahlindza- Commissioner Customs and Exercise
( SMART BORDER)
What are some of the benefits
-To minimize waiting times at border without compromising standards in the customs space,we are looking at a single declaration instrument.
When goods are coming into the country they should be automatically be populated in to the importing country.
We also want to intergrate all the declaration agencies.
Can we do this alone?NO.
We have partnered with South Africa in implementing the Single Declaration process.
There will be a no stop for a compliant client.
4.Mthundzi Sakhamuzi Head of Business Strategy Research and Statistics
(Transformed Declaration)
Imagine doing business and the system is doing all declarations on your behalf and month-end you get a statement to approve.
This as well helps on the part of throwing penalties through the window.
The is tender out for getting the best technology to carryout this mandate..
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