Tuesday, September 18, 2018
The
president of the republic has disclosed that the government has strengthened
its tax collection, which resulted for the first time, The Gambia Revenue
Authority to collect over eight hundred (800) million dalasis in a single month; that was January of this
year.
Adama
Barrow was speaking recently while presiding over the official opening of the
2018 Legislative Year on the State of Our Nations held at the National
Assembly chambers in Banjul.
During
his speech, Barrow made it clear that by working together a lot more can be
achieved, and there is nothing to suggest that ‘we cannot realise any of our
development and objectives’.
Barrow
called on all to work together and develop The Gambia, reminding that this is
not about party politics, but is about national pride.
The
Gambian leader further informed that the staff audit for the civil and uniform
services identified and removed from the payroll over 3,000 ghost workers
resulting in annual saving of 0.3% of GDP.
A new policy, he said, has been instituted restricting overseas
traveling to Economic class for some senior government officials which is
expected to deliver additional saving of 0.1% of GDP.
Reacting
to the president’s statement, Yankuba Darboe, the commissioner general of The
Gambia Revenue, expressed appreciation over the pronouncement, saying it is
good news for GRA. The authority, he added, is doing a very good job in revenue
collection.
“This
is really appreciated by all of us and we will try to do more in the near
future. It is good whenever someone do good job he gets a tap on the back.” Author: Abdoulie Nyockeh -The Point Newspaper
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