Opening Formalities and Procedures

- Opening Prayer
- Welcome by PPIU
- Remarks from PFTAC
- Remarks from PITAA
- Remarks from OCO
- Adoption of the Agenda

Session 1: Setting the scene; clarifying the context

-Recap of the first regional workshop on Revenue Mobilisation
- What is the role of Customs Administration in Free Trade Agreements

What is the impact of trade liberalisation

Lunch

Session 2: Actions underway

Country Presentations (alphabetical order)

• The revenue gap countries are trying to manage - and how much of this is affected by PACER Plus?
• What are countries currently doing to increase revenue in customs and tax?
• What is the contribution of VAT, GST or consumption tax to revenue?
• Comment on what's happened since last dialogue (refer to Outcomes Document). Countries should comment on their specific actions/comments.

Afternoon tea

Country Presentations

Summary of Key Issues from Day 1

Session 3: DRM emphasising VAT/GST optimisation

Domestic Revenue Mobilisation - what is it?

Presentation available here

Introducing VAT

Benefits of a VAT; VAT design good practice elements

Session 5: State of Play in Customs

- Enablers
- Trends

Customs Cooperative Arrangements

- Coordinated Border Management
- Customs Tax Cooperation
- Customs Business Partnership Mechanism
- Sharing of resources and knowledge

Enforcement Strategies for Customs Valuation

- Detection
- Customs Customs International Cooperation (exchange of trade data in the region)
- Case Studies

Excise Program and policies

Lunch

Data Management and Analysis

Afternoon tea

What support is needed?

Summary of Key Insights Day 3

OCO

NZCS

OCO

NZCS

Country plans of tactical, medium-term and strategic actions to improve revenue performance

How to maintain the Talanoa and moment for action?

Evaluation and Closing

Lunch