Revenue for Growth Activity Year One Work Plan Gantt Chart

The plan is structured around four main objectives: Tax and Non-Tax Revenue Administration Compliance Improved, Tax Policy Strengthened, Public-Private Dialogue Enhanced, and Capacity to Address Other Emerging Fiscal Policy and Management Issues Enhanced. Objective 1 focuses on improving tax and non-tax revenue administration compliance. Key activities include conducting a tax gap study, reviewing and benchmarking debt management strategies, and implementing changes to audit processes and performance management systems. These efforts aim to enhance the Zambia Revenue Authority's (ZRA) capacity to collect revenue and improve compliance. Tax policy strengthening is a critical component of the Revenue for Growth Activity. Objective 2 involves recruiting experts to conduct cost-benefit analyses of tax incentives, reviewing non-tax revenue collection systems, and assessing double taxation agreements and protocols. These activities aim to inform policy decisions and improve the efficiency of tax systems. Public-private dialogue is also a key aspect of the Revenue for Growth Activity. Objective 3 focuses on engaging with non-state actors to identify priority tax issues, assess capacity, and determine capacity needs. This objective also involves providing training and capacity building support to non-state actors and establishing a grants program to support policy analysis, advocacy, and other needs. Capacity building is a cross-cutting theme throughout the Revenue for Growth Activity. Objective 4 aims to enhance the capacity of the Zambia government to address emerging fiscal policy and management issues. This objective involves developing statements of work for staff positions, recruiting and onboarding staff, and supporting the National Health Insurance Management Agency and the Ministry of Health's Health Care Financing Unit. Cross-cutting activities are also an essential component of the Revenue for Growth Activity. These activities include developing and monitoring progress on activity management and evaluation plans, conducting rapid political economy analyses, and conducting rapid tax benchmarking. Additionally, the plan involves preparing a gender equality and social inclusion checklist, conducting a GESI analysis, and reviewing and revising the grants under contract manual to ensure that the grant process allows for co-creation of grants.