Domestic taxes to increase to Frw439 billion by 2012

Projections for domestic taxes in 2012 will be Frw439 billion, Mary Baine, Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) Commissioner General has said. Since its establishment in 1998, the tax body’s collections have been increasing. “RRA therefore has progressively revolved from its initial target of Frw 51 billion to 251 billion in 2007,”Baine told the visiting German delegation on Tuesday. The delegation headed by the German Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Karin Kortman was in the country to assess how their development aid has been used by the Rwandan government.