The goal is to curb the erosion of the tax base caused by the underreporting of economic operators. The executive targets high-growth sectors, theoretically subject to the common law regime, including a 15% value-added tax (VAT) and a 25% corporate tax rate, reduced to 15% for gaming structures.

The evaluation of tax niches highlights constantly expanding monetary masses that partially escape the control of the tax administration. Government projections estimate the gambling market at around $20 million, while the total value of e-commerce approaches $150 million. In the financial technology segment, transactions operated via mobile money peaked at 10.9 billion FCFA at the end of the 2024 fiscal year, while international fund transfers handled a volume of 975 billion FCFA over the same period. Implementing the technical solution would enable automated tracking of capital flows to secure state revenue from operators whose tax contribution remains marginal compared to their actual turnover.

The financing model proposed by the service provider is based on a profit-sharing mechanism, requiring no initial budget allocation from the public treasury. The financial clause provides for N-Soft to receive 60% of the additional tax revenue collected through the digital application, with the remaining 40% going to the Equatoguinean state. The profit-sharing scheme is subject to arbitration negotiations with the Ministry of Finance. To support its offer, the technology group highlights the operational results achieved in Chad, where the operation of a similar platform between 2017 and 2019 allegedly generated €20 million in additional tax revenue, despite the subsequent contract termination that led to arbitration before the Paris Court of Appeal in September 2024.


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