NRA Launches Joint Tax Stamp Compliance Drive Across Freetown

❗ TAX COMPLIANCE UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: NRA, FINANCE MINISTRY, NPRA AND SICPA INSPECT BUSINESSES

The National Revenue Authority (NRA), working with the Ministry of Finance, National Petroleum Regulatory Agency (NPRA) and SICPA, has stepped up efforts to strengthen tax compliance through a joint assessment of selected businesses and factories in Freetown.

The exercise, conducted on 13 August 2026, focused on compliance with Sierra Leone’s Tax Stamp Law, with officials assessing whether businesses are properly applying tax stamps, identifying potential compliance gaps and helping to prevent revenue leakages.

The team visited Mackie Cement Factory in Hastings, SICPA Warehouse in Wellington, LEONE Oil Company in Kissy, Rockcem and King Production at Shell, Kissy.

The NRA delegation was led by Deputy Commissioner of the Domestic Tax Department Edwin Conteh, alongside Assistant Commissioner of the Excise Office Moo-Usa Salia Konneh. The Ministry of Finance was represented by Idrissa Kanu, Director of the Revenue and Tax Policy Division, while NPRA was represented by Ansumana Samura, Director of Operations and Pricing. SICPA was represented by General Manager Maxwell Massaquoi.

According to the participating institutions, the joint assessment forms part of efforts to strengthen domestic revenue mobilisation, fair competition and revenue assurance through improved compliance and enforcement.

The agencies reaffirmed their commitment to continued collaboration and urged businesses covered by the Tax Stamp Law to ensure full compliance with tax stamp and other applicable tax obligations.