ZATCA Role in Sustainable Development Promotion
Driven by KSA's role in promoting sustainable development, Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA), within its strategy, has been obliged to achieve such goals through developing executive frameworks for its strategic plans and initiatives to achieve that, chief among which are:
- Managing the available natural resources and rationalizing the expenditure.
- Using modern technology to solve problems and treat challenges in developing resources without disturbing the ecosystem.
- Integrating with other authorities for the sake of proper and safe planning to utilize resources.
- Promoting innovation, digitalization, and service automation to reduce paperwork.
- Establishing mechanisms to ensure fair and transparent participation and controlling the double taxation and commercial concealment.
- Developing human capabilities and enabling competencies.
Accordingly, several projects and initiatives have emerged and contributed to promoting the sustainable development concept across all sectors.
Most Prominent Projects, Services, and Initiatives for Achieving SDGs
Effective and Transparent Facilitation of Trade:
This goal aims to increase the contribution of small and medium enterprises in the economy, as do large and mega enterprises, and give the opportunity for their growth and contribution to the national economy and increase GDP.
Enhancement of Compliance and Obligation:
Tax compliance of taxpayers leads to increased revenues of the state, leading to improved infrastructure of the state, increasing the building of its public facilities, contributing to the quality of life of the citizen and resident.
Project of E-invoicing “FATOORA”:
This project focuses on digitalizing procedures of issuing and maintaining tax invoices to prevent commercial concealment, promote economic security, and combat corruption.
Strategic Partnerships:
ZATCA shall promote the sustainability of the national economy and participate in improving the environment of customs, as trade exchange will be easier between states, through local or global strategic partnerships.
Digital Transformation:
This initiative focuses on transferring all paperwork to electronic transactions, in order to promote a paperless environment to reduce paper waste and preserve the environment, improving the experience of the citizen and resident as well.
"Binaa-Alkafa'at" Program:
This program aims to develop human capital and expand vocational training to meet the needs of the labor market and reduce unemployment.
"ZACTA" Mobile App:
This application achieves SDGs through developing the quality of services, enabling taxpayers to electronically, subjectively, quickly, and easily complete their services. There is no need to visit ZACTA headquarters; consequently, they save efforts and time, reducing environmental pollution resulting from the traffic congestion and waste of energy as well.
Initiative of Customs Statement Issue Fees Cancellation of Saudi Exports:
This initiative has been launched to facilitate the export processes and related logistics and reduce the external export costs of non-oil and non-Saudi products, which leads to supporting the national industries sector and promoting its growth, as well as depending on other income sources to finance its initiatives related to sustainable development.
Initiative of 2-hour Clearance:
This initiative focuses on increasing the flexibility of customs processes and related logistics, to promote a work environment through technical linking, increasing the growth of the economy, and leading to improved public services provided to the individual and society.
Digital Guides:
They are developed for increasing awareness of Zakat, tax, and customs aspects, urging them to comply with them, as they are electronically issued to reduce paperwork.
Service of E-amendment on Tender Policies and Containers:
This service aims to enhance the operational capability to increase the owned share of the transit trade; consequently, the economic development will be achieved, living standards will be improved, and poverty will be eradicated.