Professional Training Course: MoFR UM delivered the opening speech

The opening ceremony of the Township Revenue Officers’ Professional Training Course No. 85 was held in the morning on August 11, at the Internal Revenue Department of the Ministry of Finance and Revenue, Office No. 46 in Nay Pyi Taw and was attended by Union Minister for Finance and Revenue Dr. Kan Zaw, Deputy Ministers, department officials, trainers, and trainees.

At the ceremony, the Union Minister highlighted that this training will cover tax Principles, laws, rules and regulations, tax reform measures, tax accounting and auditing, tax collection using ICT technology, anti-money laundering matters and it also intends to improve management skills and to become more proficient in tax management skills.

Moreover, he highlighted that the role of township revenue officers who are primarily responsible for tax collection activities in their respective township revenue offices and urged them to make efforts to collect taxes to achieve the target. In Addition, it is necessary to give knowledge on taxation to the taxpayers according to tax laws. A total of 46 township revenue officers from the respective township revenue offices will attend the training course, and it will last for 8 weeks.