The second half of the introduction of the pin

I wish the GRA listens as they have proven to be very dynamic in their approach to taxes. We need these taxes and we must all lend a hand to GRA to do us a favour and get the taxing system vibrant and make sure all persons and all transactions in the country get government share. Meaning, everyone plying a trade, trading and working in the Gambia should pay tax and every transaction must also be taxed or its equivalent be given to government.

The GRA should trek territories they never trek before by taxing land sales as property is a big business in the Gambia today. Those corner- corner land dealers must also be registered and every sale is taxed for the Government.

GRA must also sit with KMC, BCC, BAC and all Area Councils in the Gambia to formulate a memorandum of understanding and cover all grounds where the government can get some income. With this workshop they will be able to stop those big traders and dealers from dribbling the grounds left by GRA and not covered by the Area Councils.

The GRA must also mount a massive sensitisation campaign to get the populace tax-conscious and tax abiding and tax loving.
The government must survive and they must use tax as a big armoury in the quest for nation building. The people of the Gambia are peace loving and they love this country and therefore they will do anything to see to it that this country is where we all want it to be-a paradise for our children free from globe trotting and slaving in western kitchen and freezing in dockyard in Utah.

The GRA must also push a final push to get all Gambians working and transacting get compliant. They must also monitor the yearly registration so that the figure will tell them whether the populace are heeding the advice or are they not obeying the laws of the land.

Generally, the introduction of the PINs is a bold, progressive and economically a very honest and beneficial step to our march to economic emancipation.