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What is the balance between social dynamics and financial and technical arrangements in municipalities?

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KEY MESSAGES

  • This is an inclusive study conducted both at the national level and among stakeholders in pilot municipalities.
  • A presidential decree setting out the principles for the digitization of payment methods in public services strengthens the legal and regulatory framework.
  • The implementation of the digitization of tax collection at the national level has been uneven.
  • Taxpayers have expressed their willingness to participate in the success of digitization, subject to transparency and good revenue management.
  • The survey results show that collectors and taxpayers agree that digital payment guarantees their physical safety.
  • Key stakeholders in municipalities lament the clear imbalance between technical and financial processes on the one hand, and the effective adoption of digital tax and levy payments on the other.
  • The 1% commission charged by private mobile phone operators is a major obstacle to the success of digital tax and levy payments.
  • Elected officials and municipal services are still resistant to the effective implementation of computerization/digitization of tax collection.
  • The state’s administrative and technical services are in a delicate position when it comes to supporting municipalities.
  • The research team proposes concrete solutions to harmonize social dynamics with the operational deployment of digital tax payments.