New website to improve information sharing

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THE newly launched website of the Pacific Islands Tax Administrators Association (PITAA) is expected to improve information sharing among its members and development partners.

Fiji Revenue and Customs Service chief executive officer and PITAA executive committee chairman Visvanath Das said the new website would enable greater connectivity through its use, allowing the organisation to reach more people.

“PITAA is a platform for sharing of information, experience and resources to our members and stakeholders,” said Mr Das.

A statement from the secretariat said the association had been in existence since 2004 with the permanent establishment of the Secretariat opened in 2017.

It said the secretariat provides capacity building initiatives, technical assistance and in-country mission to the 16 tax administrations in the region through the assistance of stakeholders such as the Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Center (PFTAC), Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) Global Forum Secretariat, Revenue Statistics and the World Bank Group to name a few.

Head of Secretariat — PITAA, Koni Ravono said: “Our Vision is ‘Leading Pacific Island Tax Administrations towards International best practices’ and the development of this website will enable us to achieve of this Vision. “We will continue to improve the content of the website as per the wishes of our members,” Mrs Ravono said.

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