Directions and Priorities 2008 - 2010
Building on the successful outcome of our strategic direction to date, we expect the following significant new directions and priorities to emerge in the next three years:
- We will be much more focussed on risk as a basis for targeting audit and other interventions, and we will expand our traditional audit and compliance programmes into new areas of emerging risk.
- We will put increased emphasis on prosecutions for serious tax and customs evasion.
- We will enhance our ability to identify and challenge threats to the tax base from aggressive tax avoidance.
- We will put a particular focus on tackling the growing threat of drugs smuggling.
- We will provide more customised service delivery, and better targeted communications and information.
- We will push the simplification agenda to make it easier to comply and to claim entitlements.
- We will make sure that we play our part in creating an environment that promotes economic growth and improves Ireland's competitiveness.
- We will become more efficient, doing more with less, using technology and electronic service delivery.
- We will address the main skills and capability gaps in our organisation.
The objectives, strategies and performance indicators set out in this Statement will be monitored and adapted in the light of new developments and scenarios that may unfold over the next three years. We will continue to value the flexibility that Revenue has demonstrated to date in addressing change.