Burkinabè customs has mobilized more than 7 billion FCFA for the benefit of the Patriotic Support Fund (FSP) in the first half of 2024, reports the communication and press relations department of the customs institution.
‘At the end of June 2024, the performance of the General Directorate of Customs (DGD) in terms of achievements amounted to ?????? ?????? ?????? ?????? FCFA for forecasts of ?????? ?????? ?? ???? ?????? FCFA, ie a surplus ?? ?????? ?????? ?????? FCFA and an achievement rate of ??????.????%. Compared to the achievement of the year 2023, there is a progression rate of 9.10%,’ indicates the communication and press relations department of the institution.
The same source specifies that ?? ?????? ?????? ?????? FCFA were recovered on behalf of the Patriotic Support Fund (FSP) in the first half of 2024.
She continues that in the second half of the year, the revenue collection objectives amount to 590,418,825,508 CFA francs and require the redoubled efforts at all levels to achieve the set goals.
‘In terms of the fight against fraud, during this first half, customs made a record seizure of spoiled rice of 1,040 tonnes at the Dakola customs office,’ she said.
The customs institution noted several other products and substances, including drugs, were seized and incinerated, thus contributing to the drying up of sources of financing for terrorist groups and to the health of the population.
She congratulated all stakeholders for their contribution to the mobilization of revenue during the first half of 2024 and also said she was counting on their high sense of tax citizenship in this second half to achieve the assigned objectives.
Customs plans multiple perspectives to address the challenges related to revenue collection and the fight against fraud in Burkina Faso.
These include, among other things, the opening of a new hydrocarbons office in Péni (Bobo-Dioulasso) in October 2024, the interconnection of scanners with the customs declaration processing system and a gender and diversity study in Customs.
Source: Burkina Information Agency