Public Finance Expertise for Nepal

Technical assistance (including short-term expert pool) for Revenue Sector Reform for Sustainable Development in Nepal: Supply and management of expert services to support the implementation of the GIZ program "Revenue Sector Reform for Sustainable Development (RSRSD)". The program aims to support Nepali tax administration and revenue policy to create regulatory and technical assistance for sustainable economic development. Services include: Support for Revenue Policy through expert and process advice to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and tax administration on cost-benefit analyses of tax reforms (including economic, social, environmental impacts ex-post/ex-ante), improving revenue forecasting models, qualitative analysis of tax expenditure, preparation of studies for the MoF on the further development of carbon and environmental taxation (e.g., in the transport sector), advice on the taxation of the digital economy, review and amendment of national tax legislation. Support for Professional Capacities and Digital Systems through process and technical advice to the tax administration on the implementation of the BPR reform strategy, detailed system requirements for specifications, adaptation and implementation, and accompanying process management advice; training of MoF staff and subordinate authorities on selected tax topics (e.g., transfer pricing, tax expenditure analysis, revenue forecasting, cybersecurity, international tax standards); process consulting and capacity development to anchor specialized training courses; expert and process advice on tax audits (including digitization and development of standardized manuals/guidelines for risk-based tax audits). Support to Taxpayers to promote an investment-friendly business environment through development and implementation of standardized training modules for taxpayers, upscaling help desk functions in local tax and trade offices, development and implementation of training courses for female entrepreneurs on general financial knowledge and digital management skills. Cross-cutting activities include support for program communication activities and videography of success stories. A pool manager will manage two short-term expert pools (administrative, financial, budget, reporting, monitoring, quality assurance). All documents must be provided in English.

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