To strengthen areas of collaboration, the Revenue Services Lesotho (RSL) and Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at an event held in Mbabane, Eswatini this weekend.

Information received from RSL shows that the MoU seeks to formalise the already existing collaboration between the two administrations especially in the areas of information exchange and best practices on revenue administration modernisation, legal frameworks and information technology.

Meanwhile, it is said that RSL Commissioner General, Mrs. ‘Mathabo Mokoko and her counterpart ERS Commissioner General, Mr. Brightwell Nkambule in Mbabane, Eswatini signed on behalf of the two entities.

Both parties expressed gratitude towards the formalisation of their areas of corporation and exchange programmes, expressing hope that this will go a long way in promoting and harmonising taxation and revenue issues in these two countries according to RSL.

Moreover, as part of strengthening teamwork, during the signing it is said that the RSL team was also taken through a presentation on ERS digitalisation strategy, customs Initiatives and the roadmap for launching the Oracle revenue management and billing system.

The Revenue Services Lesotho was established by the Act of Parliament in 2001 and became operational in 2003, the entity is responsible for the assessment, collection and remittance to the government of public revenues in Lesotho.

Source: LENA 16/03/2024