Domestic Revenue Mobilization through a fair and efficient tax system is critical to the achievement of Tanzania’s Five Year development Plan III and the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Tax Sector Support to Tanzania (TAXTAN) derived from the needs that the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) has for the implementation of its Sixth Corporate Plan (CP6), which has the themes of operational excellence, taxpayer’s engagement, automation, and innovation.
The objective of the appraisal was to adjust the Programme Document. The appraisal was expected to propose feasible solutions to accommodate the agreed changes to the design of the Programme, for example to the organizational structures, implementation strategy, resource allocations and budget. Other issue to assess were the TRA’s current partners and donors and the modality and field of their cooperation and to take these into consideration while revising the Programme Document.
The appraisal focused on the feasibility of the programme. Feasibility included overall feasibility, feasibility of the management, implementation and financial arrangements and sector specific considerations. The appraisal also covered relevant aspects concerning relevance, effectiveness and sustainability of the programme. The appraisal also assessed the relevance of the programme in the light of Finland’s new government programme.