The $274 million budget approved on Wednesday includes measures expected to boost domestic revenue collection by $20-$25 million. They include the introduction of sales and corporate income taxes for telecommunications and the removal of income tax exemption for lawmakers, said Mohammed Elhage, who leads the IMF’s Somalia work.
Miisaaniyaddii $274 million ee la meelmariyey arbacaddii waxaa qeyb ka ah tallaabooyin la filayo in sare loogu qaado dhakhliga la soo uruuriyo $20-$25 million, Waxaa ku jira soo kordhinta iibka iyo canshuurta lacagaha shirkadaha isgaarsiinta iyo in meesha laga saaro canshuurtii aan laga qaadi jirin sharci dejiyeyaasha, sidaas waxaa yiri Mohammed Elhage oo hogaaminaya shaqada IMF-ta Somalia.