10015375-Public finance expertise for Nepal

Technical assistance (including short-term expert pool) for Revenue Sector Reform for Sustainable Development in Nepal

This tender involves the supply and management of expert services to support the implementation of the program Revenue Sector Reform for Sustainable Development (RSRSD), Nepal implemented by GIZ. The programme objective is to support Nepali tax administration and revenue policy to create the regulatory and technical assistance for sustainable economic development. The RSRSD programme is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. The programme cooperates with national authorities like Ministry of Finance (MoF), Inland Revenue Department (IRD) and private sectors. The services will be delivered through a pool of national and international short-term experts in form of technical and administrative services related to the three key BMZ -outputs of the project: - Output 1: The capacities of the MoF and the Tax Administration to design evidence-based revenue policy reforms for sustainable development have improved. - Output 2: The effectiveness of the tax administration has improved in terms of professional capacities and digital systems. - Output 3: Service for taxpayers to promote an investment-friendly business environment have improved. The contractor"s services will follow the objectives of the project and support its implementation in three output areas. The key activities to be supported by the tender include: Support for Revenue Policy - Expert and process advice to the MoF and the tax administration on cost-benefit analyses of tax reforms, including economic, social and environmental impacts (ex-post/ex-ante) - Supporting the MoF and the Tax Administration in improving revenue forecasting models - Technical and process consulting for the MoF and the tax administration on the qualitative analysis of tax expenditure (economic, social and/or ecological impacts) - Preparation of studies for the MoF on the further development of carbon tax and environmental taxation, e.g. in the transport sector - Expert and process advice for the MoF and the tax administration on the taxation of the digital economy - Support Ministry of Finance in reviewing the national tax legislation and making amendments to the same to make it aligned with the reform agenda of the government.

Support for Professional Capacities and Digital Systems - Process and technical advice to the tax administration on the implementation of the BPR reform strategy, on detailed system requirements for specifications, adaptation and implementation as well as accompanying process management advice - Training of staff of the MoF and subordinate authorities on selected tax topics (e.g. transfer pricing, tax expenditure analysis, revenue forecasting, cybersecurity, international tax standards) - Process consulting and capacity development of the MoF and subordinate authorities to anchor specialized training courses - Expert and process advice to the tax administration on tax audits, including digitization of tax audits and development of standardized manuals and guidelines for risk-based tax audits Support to Taxpayers to make Investment Friendly Business Environment - Development and implementation of standardized training modules for taxpayers in cooperation with the tax administration and the private sector - Upscaling help desk functions for taxpayers in local tax and trade offices and the private sector - Development and implementation of training courses for female entrepreneurs on general financial knowledge and digital management skills

Cross-cutting activities - Support in programme"s ongoing communication activities - Conduct videography of programme success stories

Tasks of the pool manager - Manage two short-term expert pools (administrative, financial, budget, reporting, monitoring, quality assurance) All documents (e.g. reports, studies, trainings, analyses, assessments, strategies) have to be provided in English.