Fiscal Revenues: Minister Adama Coulibaly Sets Directives for Achieving the 5.191 Billion FCFA Target in 2025
On Friday, January 31, 2025, in Yamoussoukro, Finance and Budget Minister Adama Coulibaly shared key directives with the General Directorate of Taxes (DGI) to achieve the revenue targets set at 5.191 billion FCFA for 2025. This took place during the opening of the seminar on the 2024 review and 2025 perspectives, held under the theme: "The Challenges of Modernizing the General Directorate of Taxes."
At the seminar, Minister Adama Coulibaly provided clear guidance for optimizing fiscal revenues. For 2025, he emphasized that, in line with the President’s directives, efforts must continue to maintain the strength of the country’s macroeconomic framework and public finances. He encouraged the DGI to work closely with other financial administrations and fully play its role in the implementation of the medium-term revenue mobilization strategy, while ensuring the application of measures outlined in the 2025 fiscal annex.
In his push for better tax mobilization, Adama Coulibaly urged the DGI Director-General, Ouattara Sié Abou, and central and regional directors to focus on expanding the tax base, particularly in land taxes and professional taxes. “These areas represent an underutilized potential that could significantly contribute to increasing fiscal revenues,” he advised.
For improved performance in tax administration, the Finance and Budget Minister called for the acceleration of tax procedure modernization and optimization of revenue mobilization. He also stressed that the commitment of the services and the strengthening of the operational capacities of agents should be key factors for the success of the ongoing reforms.
In 2024, the DGI collected a total of 4,249.6 billion FCFA, against a target of 4,436.8 billion FCFA, achieving 95.8% of the goal. This represents a 13.7% increase in tax revenues compared to 2023.