The Yangon Region chief minister has outlined plans to strengthen the city’s taxation system by examining weaknesses in local business audits. During a meeting with industrial zone officials on April 25, U Pyo Myo Thein said that businesspeople never show their audits to tax officials. “We need to make sure their audits are reliable,” he […]
Govt targets 10% for tax to GDP ratio
April 13, 2015 by
Finance Minister U Win Shein said the country has aimed to increase the tax to GDP ratio to 10 percent this year. Myanmar has the lowest tax-to-GDP ratio in ASEAN, at 8pc in 2014-15, though it has improved markedly since 3.7pc three years ago. The minister said he hopes foreign investment will grow and the […]