Taxation is rising sharply in Côte d'Ivoire. 2352.1 billion CFA francs were collected in 2020, an increase of 56.2 billion CFA francs.

The Director General of Taxes (DGI), Abou Sié Ouattara indicates that the tax administration has achieved 2352.1 billion CFA francs for an overall target of assigned revenues of 2295.9 billion CFA francs in 2020, a difference of +56.2 billion CFA francs for a rate of achievement of 102.4%. However, the country has lost nearly 500 billion CFA francs due to the Covid-19 pandemic which has impacted the activities of the tax administration and the low level of return of certain taxes, including value added tax (VAT) and property tax whose returns have not been up to par. of our expectations.
" We have returned to the virtuous cycle of progression and forward march. We no longer have the right to back down and no longer have the right to blame ," Abu Sié Ouattara said at a seminar reviewing the 2020 financial year and the outlook for 2021.
Congratulating the tax administrators on this positive result, the Minister of Budget and State Portfolio, Moussa Sanogo, said that 2021 is a year of great challenges. Namely : the broadening of the tax base, the tax exemption, the effectiveness of the tax control, the adjustment and the rate of certain taxes.