FÉLIX TSHISEKEDI GRANTS A ONE-YEAR TAX AMNESTY TO SMES AND MICRO-ENTERPRISES IN DRC
The Congolese Head of State Félix Tshisekedi granted by ordinance-Law a one-year tax amnesty to all small and medium-sized enterprises as well as micro enterprises operating in different economic sectors.
According to a copy of the ordinance law N ° 22/030 of September 08, 2022, relating to the promotion of entrepreneurship and startups, it is clearly indicated in article 50 that within the framework incentive measures that have already been taken, particularly around taxation and the business climate, the beneficiary companies benefit
– total or partial exemption from the payment of water and electricity consumption and internet provided by the public sector.
– total or partial exemption from taxes, duties, and various taxes for the benefit of entrepreneurs or start-ups incubated in the supervision and training infrastructures.
– Tax amnesty for one year following the entry into force of this ordinance law for the benefit of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups in the informal sector having made an irrevocable formal commitment from the informal to the formal.
It should be noted that in the same ordinance-law which came into force on September 8, 2022, the Head of State activates several mechanisms, in particular for access to financing and public contracts for the benefit of small and medium-sized enterprises managed both by Congolese than by foreigners.
