Czech Republic : Report on Vision and Strategy for an Integrated Revenue Administration

Abstract

This report is a result of the mission
 of the World Bank to the Czech Republic during November 17
 to 27, 2008 for providing advisory service to the Government
 of the Czech Republic for the design and development of a
 modern, integrated revenue authority. Earlier, between
 February and April 2008, a World Bank mission had reviewed
 the draft merger plan prepared by the Ministry of Finance of
 the Czech Republic in January 2008 and examined the key
 issues for the merger of tax and customs administrations and
 the integration of the collection, enforcement and audit
 functions of social contributions. The preliminary findings
 of the World Bank are contained in the 'report on an
 integrated revenue administration' in two volumes which
 was disseminated in June 2008. This mission in November 2008
 is the first in a series of missions over the next eighteen
 months for providing the advisory services as requested to
 the Government of the Czech Republic. During this first
 mission, the Bank has worked with the Czech counterparts to
 develop for the new Jednotni Inkasni Misto (JIM): (i) an
 integrated vision and key concepts (ii) major objectives and
 key elements of reform; (iii) a comprehensive strategy for
 reform of the organizational structure, human resources,
 business processes, and information systems; (iv) project
 management structure; (v) change management strategy; and
 (vi) key performance indicators.