From left to right Ouattara Sié Abou, Director General of Taxation and Adama Sall, Director of Cabinet at the Ministry of Budget and State Portfolio, on Wednesday July 28 in Abidjan

1432 billion CFA francs. This is the amount collected by the Ivorian tax administration in the first half of 2021. A result in excess of more than 30 billion CFA francs compared to the objective of 1,402 billion CFA francs assigned to the Management at the start of the year. General of Taxes.

This is the main information delivered by Ouattara Sié Abou, first head of the Ivorian tax administration, during the seminar review of the first half and prospects for the second half of 2021, organized this Wednesday, July 28 in Abidjan.

"These good performances are to be credited to the human potential of our administration, but also to the results of the implementation of our modern management tools. I would like to congratulate you on the work accomplished and encourage you to persevere in the "effort to meet the challenges that await us," announces Ouattara Sié Abou.

In terms of challenges, the Directorate General of Taxation must take up the challenge of mobilizing 1,266 billion CFA francs for the second half, including 660 billion for the third quarter. An achievable challenge, according to the first official of the Ivorian tax administration.

"In order to meet this new challenge, the Directorate General of Taxes must look effectively towards the prospect of broadening the tax base, which must be preceded by a real commitment to cleaning up the file for a perfect knowledge of the taxpayers whose services have the management", he says.

Pout Adama Sall, representative of the Minister of Budget and State Portfolio, "the significant increase in tax revenue is not presented as an option, but is imposed as an obligation for Côte d'Ivoire, if we want to reduce our dependence on foreign aid".

LAWANI Babatunde