Electronic Revenue Collection System (AF0023)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Afghanistan Action Plan 2019-2021
Action Plan Cycle: 2019
Status: Active
Institutions
Lead Institution: Independent Directorate of Local Governance and Kabul Municipality
Support Institution(s): Ministry of Finance, related CSOs
Policy Areas
Capacity Building, E-Government, Fiscal Openness, Publication of Budget/Fiscal Information, Subnational, TaxIRM Review
IRM Report: Afghanistan Design Report 2019-2021
Starred: Pending IRM Review
Early Results: Pending IRM Review
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: Access to Information
Implementation i
Completion: Pending IRM Review
Description
What is the public problem that the commitment will address?
In 153 active municipalities across Afghanistan none has electronic revenue collection system. Revenue collection process is lengthy, time consuming and some aspects opaque. This problem is more persistent in major cities. Lack of proper method to monitor revenue collection and expenditures of municipalities caused partial loss in the revenue generation of these municipalities. Corruption in some municipalities resulted to dissatisfaction of 70% of public.
What is the commitment?
Developing electronic revenue collection system for municipalities ascertains civic participation in a productive scrutiny. With civic participation transparency and accountability would be promoted and corruption can be declined. Quality service delivery to public could be ascertained by elimination of corruption
How will the commitment contribute to solving the public problem?
Municipalities’ revenue collection system ensures transparency and public scrutiny off revenue collection and expenditure with in these authorities. System will be enabled to report; on the basis of revenue type, district and other relevant aspects. Application of this system will promote transparency, accountability and unfold trust of public in the municipalities. Through implementation of this commitment certain changes are expected in municipality revenues and they deliver the best services to public with the collected revenues. System will generate various reports to public and CSOs from revenue collection to monitoring and expenditure of revenues. Reports will have to be generated monthly, quarterly and annually and be generally accessible.
Why is this commitment relevant to OGP values?
This commitment is related to all OGP values. Through E-revenue collection system, harness of technology will be ascertained. After implementation of this commitment public can refer to portal and access the accurate revenue data and information. In the event that, data is not accurate or dissatisfactory public can advocate which promotes civic participation, transparency and accountability in the municipalities.
Additional information
Municipalities Law, Annexures no. 1 and 4 municipal services law, Guild bills, Commercial and residential tax regulation, Procedures to consolidate spare lands rent.
Commitments
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Revise Law on Recruitment and Authority of Attorneys General
AF0014, 2019, Access to Justice
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Revise Law on Local Government
AF0015, 2019, Legislation & Regulation
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Establish Anti-Corruption Commission
AF0016, 2019, Anti-Corruption
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Draft Beneficial Ownership Legislation
AF0017, 2019, Anti-Corruption
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Portal for Processing Legislative Documents
AF0018, 2019, Capacity Building
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CSO Monitoring of Education
AF0019, 2019, E-Government
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Develop Electronic Complaint System for Local Government
AF0020, 2019, Capacity Building
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Reform and Strengthen Education Data
AF0021, 2019, Access to Information
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Participation in Local Budgeting
AF0022, 2019, Fiscal Openness
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Electronic Revenue Collection System
AF0023, 2019, Capacity Building
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Co-Create University Curriculum
AF0024, 2019, Education
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Reform Promotion System for Police Officers
AF0025, 2019, E-Government
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Monitoring Framework for Medicine Wholesalers
AF0026, 2019, E-Government
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Monitoring of Private and Public Health Centers
AF0027, 2019, E-Government
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Participation in National Budget
AF0028, 2019, Fiscal Openness
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Open Justice for Anti-Corruption
AF0029, 2019, Access to Justice
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Women's Empowerment Plan
AF0030, 2019, Gender
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Establishment of Women Grand Council
AF0031, 2019, Gender
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Law on Processing, Publishing and Enforcing Legislative Documents
AF0002, 2017, Legislation & Regulation
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Courts to Address Violence Against Women
AF0003, 2017, Access to Justice
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Public-Police Partnership Councils
AF0004, 2017, Capacity Building
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Registering Assets of Government Officials
AF0005, 2017, Anti-Corruption
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Scheme for Establishing Health Service Accreditation Entity
AF0006, 2017, Capacity Building
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Urban Improvement National Policy
AF0007, 2017, Infrastructure & Transport
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Protection Policy for Women Under Conflict and Emergency Situations
AF0008, 2017, Fiscal Openness
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Civil Society Monitoring Plan for Education and Higher Education
AF0009, 2017, Education
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Plan for the Establishment of a Joint Committee Overseeing the Implementation of the Anti-Corruption Strategy
AF0010, 2017, Anti-Corruption
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Strengthen the Information Mechanism in 60 Governmental Agencies
AF0011, 2017, Access to Information
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Implementing Open Contracting
AF0012, 2017, Access to Information
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Public Participation in Road Network Projects
AF0013, 2017, Infrastructure & Transport
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Mechanism of Public Partnership in Inspection Process
AF0001, 2017, Anti-Corruption