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Tax Administration Modernization Project

Development Objective

To improve effectiveness of tax collection and lower the compliance burden for taxpayers.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P163673

  • Active

  • Joey Ghaleb , Aleksandar Crnomarkovic

  • Republic of Serbia

  • Serbia

  • January 18, 2019

  • (as of board presentation)

    April 24, 2019

  • July 3, 2019

  • US$ 52.00 million

  • Serbian Tax Administration

  • Europe and Central Asia

  • 2019

  • US$ 52.00 million

  • B

  • February 27, 2024

  • October 31, 2025

  • No

  • BANK APPROVED

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 52.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment 52.00
IDA Commitment N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment 52.00
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount N/A
Total Project Cost** 52.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of February 28, 2025

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Financier Approval Date Closing Date Principal Disbursed Repayments Interest, Charges & Fees

Detailed Financial Activity as of February 28, 2025

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Period Financier Transaction Type Amount (US$)
Nov 15, 2023 IBRD-89360 Int Charges 131,660.36
May 15, 2023 IBRD-89360 Int Charges 53,873.34
May 15, 2023 IBRD-89360 Int Charges 87,617.15
May 15, 2024 IBRD-89360 Int Charges 160,978.48
May 15, 2024 IBRD-89360 Loan Repay 373,513.60
May 15, 2024 IBRD-89360 Int Charges 52,735.47
Jun 24, 2024 IBRD-89360 Loan Disb 3,540,900.00
Apr 24, 2019 IBRD-89360 Loan Commitment 52,000,000.00
Nov 15, 2023 IBRD-89360 Int Charges 54,536.94
Feb 20, 2024 IBRD-89360 Loan Disb 264,359.53
Feb 20, 2024 IBRD-89360 Loan Disb 1,275,544.50
May 15, 2022 IBRD-89360 Int Charges 3,666.83
May 15, 2022 IBRD-89360 Int Charges 53,020.07
Dec 17, 2021 IBRD-89360 Loan Disb 3,734,940.00
Nov 15, 2022 IBRD-89360 Int Charges 12,290.41
Nov 15, 2022 IBRD-89360 Int Charges 53,257.80
Dec 13, 2022 IBRD-89360 Loan Disb 802,553.50
Nov 15, 2020 IBRD-89360 Int Charges 4,374.14
May 15, 2021 IBRD-89360 Int Charges 1,721.58
May 15, 2021 IBRD-89360 Int Charges 65,865.28
Nov 15, 2021 IBRD-89360 Int Charges 1,488.85
Nov 15, 2021 IBRD-89360 Int Charges 63,334.73
Jul 3, 2019 IBRD-89360 Fee Charges 127,944.19
Jul 3, 2019 IBRD-89360 Loan Disb 127,944.19
May 15, 2020 IBRD-89360 Int Charges 222.82
May 15, 2020 IBRD-89360 Int Charges 60,765.11
Jun 1, 2020 IBRD-89360 Loan Disb 1,443,780.00
Nov 15, 2019 IBRD-89360 Int Charges 220.21
Nov 15, 2019 IBRD-89360 Int Charges 45,071.94
Nov 15, 2020 IBRD-89360 Int Charges 65,364.39

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Project Management Satisfactory 2024-12-09
Financial Management Satisfactory 2024-12-09
Procurement Moderately Unsatisfactory 2024-12-09
Monitoring and Evaluation Satisfactory 2024-12-09
Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Unsatisfactory 2024-12-09
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory 2024-12-09
Monitoring and Evaluation Satisfactory 2024-12-09
Financial Management Satisfactory 2024-12-09
Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory 2024-12-09
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory 2024-12-09
Procurement Moderately Satisfactory 2024-12-09
Project Management Satisfactory 2024-12-09

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

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Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Reduction of VAT gapValue10.2010.208.00
    DateJanuary 21, 2019February 27, 2024December 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Time required to comply with taxes - WB Doing Business Paying Taxes subindicatorValue225.50225.50202.90
    DateDecember 29, 2017February 27, 2024December 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Increase in additional net taxes assessed per auditValueRSD882,823RSD 2,406,742Increase by 10%
    DateDecember 31, 2017February 27, 2024December 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Percentage of taxpayers reporting that the experience of taxpayer services: i) STA website; ii) STA call center, has improvedValueWebsite: 48; call center: 41Website: 69.4 Call center: 73.8Website: 57; call center: 49; survey results are p
    DateDecember 31, 2017February 27, 2024December 31, 2024
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Separation of core and non-core tax administration activitiesValueIdentification of core and non-core tax administraAchieved - Separate work streams for core and non-Separate work streams for core and non-core tax ad
    DateSeptember 30, 2018February 27, 2024December 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Increase in number of STA staff trained in National Archives processesValue0.000.0075.00
    DateDecember 31, 2017February 27, 2024December 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Increase in on-time e-filing rate for PAYE witholding taxValue86.9493.8295.60
    DateDecember 31, 2017February 27, 2024December 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Increase in on-time e-filing rate for PAYE withholding taxValue86.9493.8295.60
    DateDecember 31, 2017February 27, 2024December 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Decrease in tax arrearsValue61.0016.8340.00
    DateDecember 31, 2017February 27, 2024December 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Increase in the number of offices with duly cleared paper recordsValue0.000.0018.00
    DateDecember 31, 2017February 27, 2024December 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Decrease in uncollectable tax arrearsValue31.0013.2127.00
    DateDecember 31, 2017February 27, 2024December 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Improved case management process for enforcement and tax collectionsValueThe new automated case management system is used tNo change from baseline. The new automated case maThe majority of routine enforcement activities are
    DateDecember 31, 2017February 27, 2024December 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Improvement in taxpayer satisfaction with the appeals process in terms of impartiality and efficiencyValueNot available. Taxpayer survey to be conducted in Impartiality: 39.3 Efficiency: 35.2Improvement by 10%
    DateJanuary 23, 2019February 27, 2024December 31, 2024
    Comment
  • Percentage of taxpayers reporting satisfaction with their interaction with the tax administrationValue70.8 (survey results are disaggregated by gender a71.3 (survey results are disaggregated by gender a85 (survey results are disaggregated by gender and
    DateSeptember 30, 2018February 27, 2024December 31, 2024
    Comment