The three-day 7th Belt and Road Initiative Tax Administration Cooperation Forum (BRITACOF) successfully concluded in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 15 October. With “Smart Taxation, Shared Prosperity” as its theme, delegates had indepth discussions and exchanges on three core topics: Digitalization of Tax Administration, Facilitation of Taxpayer Services, and Multilateral Tax Cooperation and Capacity Building. Moreover, as a flagship component of the 7th BRITACOF, the Business and Industry Tax Dialogue provided a platform for tax authorities, international organizations and MNEs to engage in face-to-face discussion and communication. 

 

 

In his closing address, Mr. Bimo Wijayanto, Director General of Taxes of Indonesia, noted that the fruitful outcomes of the Forum stemmed from the full engagement and candid exchanges of all partners. He expected all parties to further deepen international tax cooperation, translate forum ideas into practical actions, facilitate flexible application of proven models across diverse tax systems, and jointly foster a fairer, more transparent and more efficient global tax environment. 

 

 

Through collective efforts, the Forum completed its full agenda, reached broad consensus, and released six significant outcomes. Mr. Huang Suhua, Executive Secretary of the BRITACOM Secretariat, introduced the six outcomes in detail, namely, the Joint Statement of the 7th BRITACOF, the BRITACOM Tax Administration Product Portfolio (TAPP) 2.0, the BRITACOM Taxpayer Service Product Portfolio (TSPP) 2.0, the Collection of Products under the BRITACOM TAPP and TSPP, the updated training curriculum of the Belt and Road Initiative Tax Administration Capacity Enhancement Group (BRITACEG), and the Annual Report of the BRITACOM (2026).

 

• Joint Statement of the 7th BRITACOF. It reviews the work achievements of BRITACOM since its establishment, showcases major deliverables of the 7th BRITACOF, sets out the consensuses reached at the forum, and calls on all parties to deepen cooperation, advance mutual learning on tax administration and joint capacitybuilding, and actively respond to new tax challenges brought by the digital economy. It highlights practical tax cooperation as a driver for global common development.

 

• The BRITACOM Tax Administration Product Portfolio (TAPP) 2.0. Building on Version 1.0, it further optimizes and improves the tax administration framework and its content to better respond to the development of the digital economy and the practical needs of various jurisdictions. It systematically integrates good practices and typical cases of tax administration from BRI jurisdictions, and facilitates the coordination of tax administration rules, interconnection of standards, and enhancement of capacity.

 

• The BRITACOM Taxpayer Service Product Portfolio (TSPP) 2.0. Building on Version 1.0, it focuses on digitalization, intelligence and precision, enriches service content, innovates service scenarios, and strengthens the protection of rights and interests. It provides standardized guidance and practical references for BRI jurisdictions to improve the quality and efficiency of taxpayer services and reduce tax compliance costs. It provides standardized guidance and practical references for BRI jurisdictions to improve the quality and efficiency of taxpayer services and reduce tax compliance costs.

 

• The Collection of Products under the BRITACOM TAPP and TSPP. As the annual implementation outcomes of the two product portfolios, it includes a total of 20 practical supporting products, further enriching the application scenarios of the two product portfolios and enhancing their practicality and operability. The Collection provides BRI jurisdictions with systematic, comprehensive and directly applicable tools and practical paradigms for enhancing tax governance capacity and optimizing the tax environment.

 

• The updated training curriculum of the BRITACEG. In response to the needs of BRI jurisdictions, a number of new thematic courses have been added, incorporating the latest practical cases and technological application outcomes. French and Portuguese subtitles have been added to the key online courses, further improving the online and offline training system and facilitating the coordinated enhancement of tax administration capacity of BRI jurisdictions.

 

• The Annual Report of the BRITACOM (2026). It comprehensively reviews the progress and achievements of the BRITACOM in the past year in platform development, forum activities, capacity building, and implementation of outcomes, systematically presenting the latest achievements of the BRITACOM and providing references for all parties to deepen cooperation.

 

 

During the closing ceremony, it was announced that, with the approval of the BRITACOM Council, the 8th BRITACOF will be hosted by Tajikistan in 2027. Mr. Davlatzoda Nusratullo Muqim, Chairman of the Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, noted that drawing on outcomes and consensuses of previous forums, Tajikistan will fully prepare for the organization and agenda design of the next forum, and deliver a highlevel conference that supports constructive professional dialogues among participants.