Economic Reform Committee reports increase in cash revenue collection

Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 38 minutes ago

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The Committee on Economic Reform says government revenue collected in cash between August 1 and August 15 has increased significantly, although authorities have not yet disclosed the amount collected.

In a statement following its meeting yesterday, the Ministerial High-Level Committee on Economic Reform, chaired by East African Community Affairs Minister Pieng Deng Kuol, said cash revenue collection during the first two weeks of August had shown encouraging results.

The increase follows measures by the committee to improve revenue collection, including removing roadblocks and streamlining revenue collection at the Nimule border.

The committee’s acting Rapporteur, Public Service and Human Resource Development Minister Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, said the report presented by the Revenue Management and Liquidity Subcommittee and the Commissioner General of the South Sudan Revenue Authority was positive.

“We have received an update on the cash collection or the taxes that are being paid using cash. Myself and the subcommittee of Revenue Management and Liquidity, together with the Commissioner General of South Sudan Revenue Authority, we have reported to the high-level committee the collection in cash,” he said.

He said the committee expects to receive the final report on cash collections on Wednesday.

Minister Lol said the revenue collection drive is part of efforts to implement President Salva Kiir Mayardit’s directive to improve government liquidity and ensure salaries are paid in cash.

He said the aim is to enable civil servants and other workers to access their salaries and buy essential goods and services for their families.

“We are very, very excited to announce to the people of the Republic of South Sudan that the cash collection is going excellent and it’s going very well. We will definitely get the final report on Wednesday. The money that we have collected in cash so far from August 1st to August 15, 2026.But so far, the report that we have received is excellent,” he added.

The High-Level Committee has also adopted proposed resolutions from a ministerial subcommittee led by Information Minister Ateny Wek Ateny, following discussions with Kenyan authorities in Nairobi on government-to-government agreements.

In October 2025, the South Sudan Revenue Authority said national revenue collections had increased to an average of about 130 billion South Sudanese Pounds per month, equivalent at the time to approximately 28 million US dollars.

Officials attributed the increase to the digitization of tax and customs systems, including customs duties, fees and non-oil revenue. They said the changes had reduced manual cash handling and improved government oversight of revenue collection.