In a sustained effort to effectively enhance revenue, manage the departmental revenue streams and generate sufficient revenue for the Provincial Goverment, the Revenue Management Unit conducted an operational planning session on 15 February 2024, at the Provincial Treasury in Kimberley. This was to reflect on the challenges experienced in the 2023/24 financial year, assess state of readiness for the 2023/24 AG audit and to plan for the new financial year.
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Mr N. Smouse together with the Head of Revenue Management, Ms K. Paai shared the vision for the unit and charted a way forward on a coherent and sustainable approach in order to have impactful systems and strategies, including addressing challenges to improve the collection rate for the provincial goverment.
The CFO committed the full support to the unit, and encouraged officials to work together towards maximisation of revenue collection. He further requested officials to follow - up on commitments made from revenue sources, and to implement monitoring mechanisms that will assist in improving the collection rate. The session was attended by CFO - Mr N. Smouse, Ms. K. Paai, the Provincial Treasury Revenue Analyst, Ms G. Chiazodo and the departmental Revenue Unit officials.