Eritrea - Eritrea Strengthening Tax Administration Project (ESTAP)

The present intervention concerns Eritrea Strengthening Tax Administration Project (ESTAP). It aims to provide a strategic platform for domestic resource mobilization and support the government plan to accelerate and strengthen tax administration. The project includes the following two components: (a) Enhancing Inland Tax Administration systems and procedures and (b) Human resource capacity building to enhance tax compliance and increase tax collection. The scope of the first component includes providing an integrated tax software application based on a Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) taxation framework, training staff and providing IT equipment. The second component aims to enhance staff skills and professionalism in critical tax administration areas in order to improve compliance and revenue collection.