High-Level Summary Technical Assistance Reports

Lebanon: Tax and Customs Administration: An Urgent Need for Intervention

ByJoshua Aslett, Frank Van Driessche, Robert Kokoli, John Middleton, Mohammad Al-Said

December 5, 2023

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Joshua Aslett, Frank Van Driessche, Robert Kokoli, John Middleton, and Mohammad Al-Said. "Lebanon: Tax and Customs Administration: An Urgent Need for Intervention", High-Level Summary Technical Assistance Reports 2023, 020 (2023), accessed 12/15/2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400260841.029

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Summary

This summary provides an overview of guidance provided to Lebanon’s Ministry of Finance, its VAT and Revenue Directorates, and the Lebanese Customs Administration. Building on prior IMF advice, it conveys an urgent need for intervention to address loss of staff and a risk of failure with key IT operations in the respective agencies. Separately, the accompanying technical assistance report provides confirmation of broader reform and capacity development priorities for the next 36 months.

Subject: International organization, Monetary policy

Keywords: Customs Administration, Reform, Tax Administration