10-06-2014 ■ According to a press release published on 3 October 2014, the provisional revenue collection results for September shows that the Burundi Revenue Authority (OBR) didn’t achieve the corresponding target of BIF 66.61 bn.-By Diane Uwimana “OBR has collected 65.86bn , meaning that the results are 1.12% below target,” says (...)

12-18-2013 ■ The week of 9th was dedicated to Anti-Corruption World Day. OBR is among institutions which are committed to fighting against corruption by adopting strategic measures- by Diane Uwimana “Fighting corruption is oxygen for OBR. Corruption benefits only the few whereas taxation benefits the many. The fact that OBR is (...)

11-22-2013 ■ Tax is generally important on the agenda in Africa. At the international level, advocacy groups and the G8 have called for greater efforts to counter tax evasion and avoidance by multinational companies. Then, Burundi Revenue Authority has elaborated a document about its reform achievements.-Diane Uwimana According to Kieran Holmes, (...)

11-20-2013 ■ According to Pierre Bayihishamwo, the Director of Road planning in the Ministry in charge of Transport, the authorized loaded weight is 53tones in Burundi. But some trucks often exceed 200tones. There is no an overload system control because of the lack of axle weighing equipment – By Lorraine Josiane (...)