Evaluation and Analysis for Tax Transformation (EATT) component of the DFID Ethiopia Tax Systems Transformation Programme

In 2016 DFID and the Ethiopian Government established a Tax Transformation Office (TTO) in the Ethiopian Customs and Revenue Authority (ERCA). This unit is designed to drive the institutional transformation of ERCA and tax policy reform in MoFEC (Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation). TTO coordinators and advisers work with counterparts in selected teams across ERCA and MoFEC to implement pre-agreed initiative plans that come together to form a delivery roadmap, the objective of which is to support the responsible and equitable increase of tax revenues in Ethiopia. As a delivery unit, the TTO incorporates intensive, data-driven monitoring into its operating model. Excaliber software is used to monitor initiative progress according to a detailed KPI framework on a week on week basis. This information is fed live to a Tableau dashboard that informs weekly check-ins and monthly delivery meetings with senior leadership.