19/05/2024
It was a great honor to be part of significant milestone for the Gambia Revenue Authority and support one of the Gambian government's strategic objectives.
Sogema Technologies with its local Partner Smart Business Group , guided by its mission, is proud to play a role in The Gambia's modernization journey through the deployment of the latest version of SIGTAS.
First introduced in the Asia-Pacific region in 2001, SIGTAS has since been adopted by 27 countries globally.
The Gambia's adoption of the latest SIGTAS version affirms our commitment to fostering robust fiscal management and sustainable economic growth.
The project, financed by the World Bank aims to modernize the revenue administration system of Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) of Gambia’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs. The implementation of the new solution will allow the Government of the Gambia to increase its capacity to collect taxes and drive government revenues in a transparent and accountable manner, thereby supporting public service investments such as the education, health, and infrastructure requirements of the country. In line with Sogema Technologies' mission, it is expected that the implementation of the latest version of SIGTAS, will contribute to the Gambia’s progress towards modernization and improved overall socio-economic well-being.
The SIGTAS solution, delivered by Sogema Technologies will introduce new features allowing the GRA to move from a paper-based system to a digital one which will allow taxpayers to submit their tax returns online. These new processes are expected to support tax compliance and provide the foundation for the government of the Gambia to execute and automate its economic policy while increasing collection rates and raising overall revenues for the country. The new system will also seek to optimize decision-making and improve collaboration between the GRA and external entities to help prevent tax evasion.
The tax solution SIGTAS was first implemented in Asia-Pacific in 2001 through a contract with the government of Timor-Leste. Since then, SIGTAS has been implemented in 27 countries worldwide; The Gambia will now benefit from SIGTAS with the latest version implementation. Providing a robust foundation for sound fiscal management and sustainable economic growth, SIGTAS is in constant development and is now used in more than 27 countries worldwide and counting.
We extend Our gratitude to the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, GRA, and GFMDP for their trust in us . Rest assured, we are dedicated to not only meeting but exceeding GRA's expectations.
