PERMANENT SECRETARIAT FOR PUBLIC FINANCE REFORMS

Nicolas OKANDZI, Permanent Secretary
Nicolas OKANDZI,
Permanent Secretary

PRESENTATION

The permanent secretariat for public finance reforms is the technical body that assists the Minister of Finance in the development and implementation of reforms in the areas of taxation, customs, budget, treasury and public accounting.

HIS ORGANIZATION

The permanent secretariat for public finance reforms, in addition to the executive secretariat, the internal audit division, the management control division, the general resources division and the information systems and communication division, includes:

  • the tax and customs department;

  • the budget department;

  • the treasury and accounting department.

ITS SCOPE OF COMPETENCE

The permanent secretariat for public finance reforms is responsible in particular for:

In matters of taxation, customs and the public domain, :

  • develop tax, customs and property reforms, in conjunction with the relevant structures, in accordance with the Government's guidelines;

  • participate in the development of preliminary draft legislative and regulatory texts and draft international conventions on tax, customs and property matters;

  • ensure the implementation of tax, customs and property reforms adopted by the Government;

  • participate in the dissemination of tax, customs and property reforms adopted at Community level.

In terms of the budget :

  • participate in the development of budgetary reforms, in accordance with the Government's guidelines;

  • participate in the development of preliminary draft legislative and regulatory texts and draft international conventions on budgetary matters;

  • ensure the implementation of budgetary reforms adopted by the Government;

  • participate in the popularization of budgetary reforms adopted at Community level.

In terms of treasury and public accounting:

  • contribute to the development, together with the structures concerned, public accounting rules and accounting plans of the State, decentralised authorities, public institutions and other bodies subject to public accounting rules;

  • contribute to the development of budgetary and accounting instruments relating to the State's revenue, expenditure and treasury operations;

  • contribute to the development of reforms for the modernisation of State treasury management;

  • participate in the popularisation of accounting reforms adopted at Community level.

Source: Special Official Journal No. 3-2024 of March 7, 2024