Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan
Press release

XXVII meeting of the Coordination Council of the heads of tax services of the CIS member states

From 21 to 23 December 2020, the XXVII meeting of the Coordination Council of the Heads of Tax Services of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States (hereinafter referred to as the CCHTM CIS) was held by videoconference under the chairmanship of the Republic of Azerbaijan..

The meeting was attended by the heads and top officials of the tax authorities of the CIS member states, representatives of the CIS Executive Committee and the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.

The Chairman of the Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan Davlatzoda Nusratullo Mukim and other officials took part in the meeting on behalf of the Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan.

The meeting was opened with an opening speech by the Acting Head of the State Tax Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan Nazarli Orkhan Faik oglu. Also, a representative of the CIS Executive Committee made a report on the topic "Prospects for the development of interaction between the CIS member states in the economic sphere and the related tasks of the CCHTM CIS Council for 2020-2021".

The agenda included a discussion of the activities of the tax authorities of the CIS member states in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and overcoming its consequences.

The Chairman of the Tax Committee in his speech spoke about the precautionary measures taken by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and directly by the Tax Committee to reduce the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the business environment and curb its spread through the provision of electronic services.

At the meeting of experts, the head of the International Cooperation Department of the Tax Committee presented to the attention of the participants generalized information on the experience of judicial and pre-trial practice in considering complaints of taxpayers regarding the results of tax control in the CIS member states.

During the meeting, the parties also discussed a number of other important topics, including the implementation of the action plan for the implementation of the third stage (2016-2020) of the CIS Economic Development Strategy for the period up to 2020, the action plan dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the CIS and training, professional retraining and professional development of personnel in the field of taxes and taxation.

Following the meeting, the parties adopted a Protocol that defines the prospects for further cooperation and interaction of tax authorities of the CIS member states.

It should be noted that the ССHTM CIS was created in accordance with the Decision of the Council of Heads of Governments from May 31, 2001 in order to ensure favorable conditions for the coordination of actions of the tax services of the CIS member states.

 International Cooperation Department