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

PPIU presentation here

OCO presentation here

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.

Kiribati here

Niue here

Solomon Islands here

Tonga here

Tuvalu here

Afternoon tea

Country Presentations

Summary of Key Issues from Day 1

Session 5: State of Play in Customs

- Enablers
- Trends

Presentation here

Customs Cooperative Arrangements

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

Presentation here

Enforcement Strategies for Customs Valuation

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

Excise Program and policies

Presentation here

Lunch

Data Management and Analysis

Presentation here

Afternoon tea

What support is needed?

Summary of Key Insights Day 3

OCO

NZCS

Recap of Day 1

Presentation here

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

OCO

NZCS

What support is needed?

Country Exercise here

Discussion Questions here

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

How to maintain the Talanoa and moment for action?

Cook Islands here

Kiribati here and here

Solomon Islands here

Tonga here

Tuvalu here

Evaluation and Closing

Lunch