TAX REFORM TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC GROWTH AND FOSTER BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

2021.03.16

Capacity development and technical assistance on the modernization of tax laws and capacity building programs has been provided to the Fiscal policy and planning department of the Ministry of Finance Mongolia under "Strengthening Fiscal and Financial Stability" and "Strengthening Governance in Mongolia" projects.

In a globalized world where business and economic development are accelerating, and new information technologies are being integrated into everyday life, there has been a dire need to modernize the Mongolian tax legislation to better address the challenges faced with these rapid changes. Therefore, the Ministry of Finance has drafted the tax reform package with the sole purpose of fostering economic growth, support businesses, and protect the domestic tax base, which the Parliament later approved on 22 March 2019.  

The tax reform package includes revision of General Tax Law, Entity Income Tax Law, Personal Income Tax Law, and 29 other relevant laws. During the drafting stage of these laws, 39 nationwide discussions have been organized with 4,790 participants from all sectors since 2018. The tax reform included changes on honest taxpayers' support, anti-evasion and avoidance practices, simplification of tax filing, and tax payment process based on information technology. 

          
                           
The tax reform has been effective since 1 January 2020, and the tax burden of 97 percent of the total taxpayers has been reduced by 10 times, with an effective tax rate of 1 percent. Furthermore, the process for tax filing, tax payment has been simplified by a significant margin to lower taxpayers' compliance cost while reducing the number of tax returns. 

The housing tax credit for citizens has been increased from 3 million MNT to 6 million MNT. Furthermore, overpaid tax and tax credit equal to the difference between the mortgage interest rate and the actual loan interest can be refunded according to the new Personal income tax law.

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WORLD BANK WORKING GROUP MET WITH PIU AND IMPLEMENTING ORGANIZATIONS REGARDING THE COMPLETION REPORT OF THE STRENGTHENING GOVERNANCE IN MONGOLIA PROJECT

2023.04.03

Concerning the Strengthening Governance in Mongolia project, which was completed on February 28, 2023, the World Bank working group to develop the project completion report had an official meeting with Project Implementation Unit (PIU) and implementing organizations on March 30, 2023. The purpose of the working group meeting is to review the implementation of the project, the results achieved, and the fulfillment of the project indicators.

PERFORMANCE BASED FINANCING: INSPIRING NEW APPROACHES TO PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH AND EDUCATION

2023.03.23

Performance based financing (PBF) links funds or payments to service providers to results achieved and gives them considerable autonomy in the use of these funds. The strategic approach is appealing to many individuals and organizations as it motivates them to perform better and channels resources directly to the frontlines. This in turn fosters greater accountability. Using this approach has been popular in different sectors with some promising results emerging. 

AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR RESULTS-BASED MEDIUM-TERM BUDGET PLANNING: IN ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF IMPROVING BUDGET PLANNING, BUDGET EFFICIENCY AND PROGRAM OUTCOME.

2023.03.07

    Under the scope of improving public financial management, Mongolia is aiming to introduce result-oriented medium-term budgeting, transitioning from the traditional input-based budgeting. This goal is aligned with development policy of Mongolia to shift from medium-term fiscal framework (MTFF) to medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF).

The MOF is entering the new phase of PFM Reform Action Plan

2023.02.28

Within the framework of the European Union financed, World Bank managed “Strengthening Governance in Mongolia” project, the Ministry of Finance, in compliance with the “Sustainable Development Vision 2030” and the “Action Program of the Government of Mongolia for 2016-2020”, has approved and implemented the Public Financial Management (PFM) Reform Strategy and the Action Plan for 2018-2022. The overarching objective of the strategy was to improve governance and achieve effective resource allocation and efficient public service delivery. The implementation status of the PFM Action Plan is indicated as “Certain results have been achieved” at the rate of 85 percent.

LAUNCHED BETA VERSION OF THE REDEVELOPED GLASS ACCOUNT PORTAL

2023.01.20

The Ministry of Finance Mongolia has developed and successfully launched the new version of the Glass Account Portal in 2023 within the framework of the Strengthening Governance in Mongolia Project jointly implemented by the EU and the World bank.

New systems and services are added in the Intermediate service platform for fiscal and financial systems

2023.01.11

The Ministry of Finance Mongolia has developed and successfully launched the Intermediate Service Platform (ISP) in 2022 within the framework of the Strengthening Governance in Mongolia Project. The main purpose of the system is to provide a possibility of information /web services/ exchange between the independent systems of the Ministry of Finance and other organizations in a easy and flexible way. In addition, it is solving the issues of overlapping connections and development between many information systems and organizations, transferring them to a unified standard, making it has no complexity, and more secure.

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