Press Service of the Main State Tax Inspectorate, December 3, 2010.

IMF mission provides assistance to Moldova's tax authority

During December 2-13, an IMF mission (Allan Jensen and Frank Bosch) pays a working visit to the Main State Tax Inspectorate (STI), providing technical assistance in on tax matters.

Mission's goal is to analyze the expectations, priorities, and problems in tax administration.

On the first day, the IMF mission met with STI management, and the latter outlined the current situation in the field of tax administration, main points being: the development plan and priorities in tax administration, tax payers' compliance, STI's organizational structure, staffing, etc. They analyzed the efforts and the results of tax collection, the impact of lower economic activity on the tax collection, efforts made for STI modernization, as well as cooperation with other tax administration agencies. It was also mentioned about the assistance received by STI from donors.

Within the next days it will be presented to the mission the Development Plan of State Tax Service for 2011-2015 and the Program of Taxpayers' Compliance for 2011. Discussions will follow about the need of specific adjustments to the current situation and the ways of its implementation, including the needs for technical assistance.

Apart from that, mission's agenda will also include the analysis of the "Program of Ensuring the Tax Collection for 2011: contents, adjustments, effects".

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