Report of a regional taxation workshop on improvement in tax administration

Abstract

The Public Administration, Human Resources and Social Development division of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) organized, in collaboration with the Association of African Tax Administrators (AATA), a regional taxation workshop for senior African tax administrators on the improvement in tax administration. The workshop was held in Yaounde (Cameroon) from 15 to 19 June 1992. In attendance were senior tax officials representing the following countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Togo, Zambia and Zimbabwe. With the exception of Kenya and Zimbabwe, which attended as observers, all the countries represented were full members of the Association. Also in attendance, were individual observers from the University of Yaounde. There was a large number of local tax officials which reflected the current decentralized nature of the establishment of the tax administration in the host country (Cameroon). In all, there were 54 participants.