Geneva, Switzerland — Monday, 20 October 2025: Sierra Leone’s Commissioner General of the National Revenue Authority (NRA), Madam Jeneba J. Bangura, is representing the country at the 31st Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters, currently underway at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
The high-level forum brings together global tax experts, policymakers, and development leaders to address pressing international taxation issues, including artificial intelligence, extractive industries, transfer pricing, digitalization, and updates to the UN Model Tax Convention. The session also explores how taxation frameworks can better support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and improve bilateral tax treaty negotiations.
Madam Bangura, elected in August 2025 as one of 25 distinguished experts serving on the UN Tax Committee for the 2025–2029 term, joins newly appointed members for their first official meeting. Her participation signals Sierra Leone’s growing role in shaping global tax policy and advancing equitable fiscal systems.
During the opening plenary, Commissioner Bangura joined UN Committee Co-Chairs Ms. Liselott Kana and Mr. Mathew Gbonjubola, alongside trade and finance ministers, private sector leaders, and civil society representatives, to discuss multi-stakeholder commitments for fair and inclusive taxation.
She also took part in the Informal Pre-Meeting for committee members, a strategic platform for aligning priorities ahead of formal deliberations scheduled to begin Tuesday, 21 October. The session also featured discussions on UNCTAD’s ASYCUDA system, a digital innovation aimed at fostering efficient, secure, and sustainable trade.
Sierra Leone’s participation reflects its broader commitment to tax reform and digital transformation under President Dr. Julius Maada Bio’s Comprehensive Taxation Framework. Anchored in the President’s “Five Game Changers,” the NRA’s National Strategic Development Plan continues to drive fiscal modernization and economic resilience.
Key legislative reforms, including the Income Tax Act, Goods and Services Tax Act, Customs Act, and successive Finance Acts, have strengthened Sierra Leone’s revenue system and expanded its capacity to deliver essential public services.
Commissioner Bangura is expected to contribute to high-level dialogues on emerging global tax trends, reaffirming Sierra Leone’s dedication to inclusive growth, domestic revenue mobilization, and community development through effective and transparent taxation.
