The Directorate General of Taxes (DGI) of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) achieved approximately 2.4 billion dollars in revenue in 2021, against forecasts of 2.29 billion according to figures communicated by its officials. A record level.
These are, according to Barnabé Muakadi Muamba, the general manager, the results of a strategy put in place in mid-2020 and which gives pride of place to the recovery of VAT. Even if, he explains, it would be necessary to broaden the tax base for more revenue.
“When we arrived here, per month we had revenues of 70 billion Congolese francs (about 35 million USD) per month. Today for VAT alone, we have arrived at 160 billion (about 80 million USD),” he says. “If the government supports us, we can double this amount, with software that allows us to properly manage the VAT. (…) We can start from 160 to 320 billion “, adds the one who took the reins of the DGI in June 2020, after 27 years spent within the institution.
In 2022, the government expects 3.5 billion dollars in revenue, up 37% compared to the forecasts of the amending budget for the year 2021.