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Customs revenue: The Littoral 1 unveils strategy

The meeting Tuesday was pure to define strategies for achieving the objectives set by the hierarchy in 2010.

Under the 2010 budget which stood at 2 570 billion CFA francs, 499 billion FCFA are expected from the Directorate General of Customs. The coastal area of 1, which is among the 11 sectors that Customs has the Cameroon, the biggest earner, will by itself produce approximately 400 billion CFA francs, or about 90% of the annual allocation. These objectives, up slightly compared to 2008, require a certain mobilization of troops. That is why last Tuesday, late afternoon, the Chief Customs sector Littoral 1, Nestor Demanou gathered his staff to communicate the goals of 2010 and develop a strategy for effective and efficient achieving those objectives.

"What we are looking through this meeting is to re-engage our troops on the eve of fiscal 2010 with the aim of achieving the missions we were assigned as follows: revenue mobilization and improved service quality. Because more with larger projects, it will just mobilize sufficient financial resources to state, but especially to accompany all of those investors willing to venture into, "says Nestor Demanou. How will he do to achieve these goals? The chief industry believes that 2008 and 2009 were also difficult years, but this has not prevented the Coast 1 to attain its objectives. Are dominated by the performance of 102.53% achieved in 2009 when the Coast 1 has mobilized more than 413 billion CFA francs against a forecast of 403 billion CFA francs set by the hierarchy. "Certainly, the context is particularly difficult in 2009, but with the will of the entire staff of the Coast 1, we can achieve our goals," said Nestor Demanou.

The sector strategy Littoral 1 as that of the customs in general, based on five pillars: strengthening the partnership with business, improving service quality to users, the facilitation and simplification of customs procedures; the fight against fraud and smuggling and counterfeiting, and finally the GPS tracking of goods in transit. This strategy will help address the challenges ahead including the entry into force of the Agreement Cameroon stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and Central Africa, the continuation of measures tax exemption of certain essential items decided by the Head of State, reduced rates of excise duty and expansion of the VAT exemption on certain products. Achieving these objectives starts by mobilizing 102.6 billion in first quarter 2010, a forecast of the hierarchy.