Sub-National Revenue Mobilisation and Non-Oil Tax Administration in London

Programme Overview

Sub-national governments face urgent demands to expand fiscal space and reduce reliance on volatile resource transfers.⁣​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​⁣ This five-day executive programme in London equips state internal revenue services, finance ministries, and fiscal planning bodies with technical tools to strengthen domestic revenue mobilisation. Participants evaluate modern non-oil tax administration models, focusing on compliance risk management, transparent assessment, and administrative efficiency. The curriculum draws on internationally recognised public financial management principles to support sub-national authorities in building resilient, predictable revenue bases.

The programme addresses operational bottlenecks across the tax administration lifecycle, from digital registration to audit and dispute resolution. Delegates analyse practical methodologies for expanding the tax net, specifically addressing presumptive tax regimes, informal sector integration, and modern land-based revenue instruments. Through case-oriented exercises, participants assess property valuation systems, billing protocols, and enforcement mechanisms designed to enhance state revenues sustainably. The structure ensures that collection reforms balance aggressive yield targets with equity, administrative feasibility, and institutional accountability.

Macro-fiscal planners and revenue administrators will examine the governance frameworks required to sustain reform momentum under results-based development operations. Sessions detail strategies for inter-agency data exchange, taxpayer service modernisation, and performance-driven revenue forecasting. By reviewing real-world public finance frameworks, attendees develop actionable administrative roadmaps that enhance sub-national fiscal autonomy. The course provides public sector leaders with the capability to implement data-driven non-oil revenue reforms that align state fiscal performance with overarching economic development objectives.

Sub-national governments require urgent institutional capabilities to satisfy rigorous disbursement-linked indicators under major development operations, including Programme-for-Results (PforR) mechanisms like the Accelerating Resource Mobilization Reforms (ARMOR) programme and Development Policy Financing (DPF) operations such as RESET.⁣​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​⁣ With macroeconomic volatility constraining central transfers, state administrations must rapidly operationalise non-oil revenue strategies, automate tax registers, and enforce evidence-based compliance to meet fiscal milestones and unlock critical external financing.

Delivered by Risalat Consultants International in London, United Kingdom, it combines expert-led sessions, real cases and group work, so that participants can apply what they learn in their own institution.

The Programme Strengthens Institutional Capability

• Macro-fiscal trends: navigating the decline of intergovernmental resource transfers
• Legal and regulatory frameworks governing sub-national non-oil taxation
• Tax policy design versus administrative capacity: balancing revenue and equity
• Identifying non-oil revenue potential: stamp duties, consumption, and personal income tax
• Designing presumptive tax regimes to engage the informal economy
• Establishing unique tax identity: integrating national identity registers and company records
• Data architecture for sub-national revenue agencies: clearing duplicated records
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) application in property and business identification
• Budget preparation and execution
• Financial reporting and accounting standards
• Cash and treasury management
• Internal control over payments and assets

It is designed for executive Chairmen and Directors of State Internal Revenue Services, permanent Secretaries and Directors of State Ministries of Finance, macro-Fiscal Policy Advisers and Economic Planners and others who want practical, current skills in public financial management and finance.

The Growing Importance of Sub-National Revenue Mobilisation and Non-Oil Tax Administration in London

Sound financial management is the basis for credible budgets, timely payments and clean audits. Governments and financiers expect accurate reporting, disciplined budget execution and transparent use of funds.

Changes in reporting standards, digital payment systems and financier requirements mean finance teams must keep their skills current. Strong financial management also frees time and money for the services that matter.

Organisations increasingly require professionals capable of:

• Prepare and execute budgets in line with plans
• Produce accurate, timely financial reports
• Apply controls over payments and assets
• Meet financier financial management requirements
• Use financial information to support decisions

Strong public financial management and finance systems help organisations:

• Improve budget credibility and execution
• Produce reliable reports and clean audits
• Reduce payment delays and errors
• Build trust with financiers and oversight bodies

This Sub-National Revenue Mobilisation and Non-Oil Tax Administration in London programme brings these elements together in a practical format, so that participants understand not only what good practice looks like but also how to introduce it in their own setting, with the people and resources they have.

Who Should Attend This Sub-National Revenue Mobilisation and Non-Oil Tax Administration in London Training?

This programme is designed for:

• Executive Chairmen and Directors of State Internal Revenue Services
• Permanent Secretaries and Directors of State Ministries of Finance
• Macro-Fiscal Policy Advisers and Economic Planners
• Directors of Tax Audit, Compliance, and Enforcement
• State Land Administration and Property Rating Directors
• Heads of ICT and Digital Transformation in Sub-National Revenue Agencies
• Donor-Financed Project Implementation Unit (PIU) Coordinators
• Members of State Assemblies Public Accounts and Finance Committees
• Budget Office Directors and Sub-National Treasury Officials
• Finance managers and accountants
• Budget officers and analysts
• Treasury and cash management staff

The programme suits experienced professionals as well as those moving into new responsibilities. Groups that mix institutions and countries are encouraged, because participants learn a great deal from each other’s experience.

Sub-National Revenue Mobilisation and Non-Oil Tax Administration in London Training Objectives

Upon successful completion of this Sub-National Revenue Mobilisation and Non-Oil Tax Administration in London Training, participants will be able to:

• Evaluate institutional compliance risk management frameworks to address high-risk sub-national taxpayer segments systematically
• Design digital taxpayer registration and identity integration protocols using national identification and corporate registry databases
• Formulate equitable property valuation and land-based tax administration models suitable for state-level execution
• Structure non-oil tax base expansion roadmaps that protect low-income households while curtailing informal economy leakages
• Apply public financial management diagnostic tools to track state revenue performance against results-based financing indicators
• Establish automated billing, digital payment reconciliations, and collection integrity controls across state revenue offices
• Construct operational reform action plans that meet policy milestones under external budget support and development credit operations
• Explain the budget cycle and the role of each actor
• Prepare and monitor budgets linked to plans
• Apply the main principles of the relevant reporting standards

Each objective is practised during the programme through exercises, cases or group work, so that participants leave able to do it, not only to describe it.

Programme Contents and Structure

Sub-National Revenue Mobilisation and Non-Oil Tax Administration in London Training Methodology

The programme utilises interactive executive lectures, comparative analysis of public sector reforms, and practical institutional diagnostics.⁣​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​⁣ Participants engage in peer-to-peer problem-solving clinics, examine empirical documentation from sub-national jurisdictions, and utilise guided framework modelling. Daily exercises culminate in the design of a contextualised revenue mobilisation roadmap, enabling delegates to address the exact structural requirements of their home state agencies and donor verification protocols.

The programme combines:

• Expert-led sessions on current practice
• Regional and international case studies
• Group work and practical exercises
• Simulations and role plays where relevant
• Discussion of participants' own challenges
• Peer learning across institutions and countries
• Practical tools and templates to take back to work
• Daily reflection and action planning

Before the programme, a short pre-assessment helps the facilitators understand each participant’s role and priorities, so that examples and exercises can be adjusted to the group. Each day ends with a short reflection in which participants note what they will apply at work.

Expected Outcomes

Upon completion of this Sub-National Revenue Mobilisation and Non-Oil Tax Administration in London Training, participants will be able to:

• Acquisition of advanced expertise to implement sub-national compliance risk management architectures
• Capability to operationalise digital taxpayer identification frameworks linked to national databases
• Proficiency in drafting simplified property rating schedules and automated land billing systems
• Formulation of targeted strategies to expand the informal sector tax net without regressive impacts
• Readiness to satisfy technical verification protocols for results-based development project disbursements
• Completion of a customised, actionable state non-oil revenue mobilisation roadmap for immediate implementation
• Prepare and monitor budgets linked to plans
• Produce accurate financial reports

Participants leave with a personal action plan and practical tools they can use in their institution from the first week back. Institutions that send several participants can use the programme to agree shared methods and templates across teams, which makes improvements easier to sustain.

Institutional Application of Sub-National Revenue Mobilisation and Non-Oil Tax Administration in London Training

This programme supports organisations in strengthening:

• Budget preparation and execution
• Financial reporting
• Payment and cash controls
• Donor financial management
• Audit readiness

Participants return with practical tools to improve:

• Budget monitoring
• Interim financial reports
• Reconciliations
• Asset management
• Audit follow-up

The programme is built so that learning moves from the classroom into the institution. Participants work on their own processes and documents where possible, and leave with an action plan that their managers can review and support.

Regional Relevance & Application

Europe

European institutions apply public financial management and finance within detailed regulatory frameworks and reform agendas. Participants from Europe can compare their practice with colleagues from other regions and test how established methods work under different conditions.

Africa

Across Africa, ministries, agencies and project teams working in public financial management and finance increasingly operate alongside donor-financed programmes that expect clear systems and evidence. The programme helps participants adapt good practice to the institutions and resources they work with.

Middle East

In the Middle East, national development strategies and diversification plans place growing demands on public financial management and finance. Participants explore how to build the capability these plans need inside public bodies and companies.

Asia

Institutions across Asia combine rapid growth with ambitious modernisation programmes. Participants from Asia can share their experience of scaling systems quickly and learn from approaches used elsewhere.

Pacific

Small island and Pacific states face particular constraints of size, distance and capacity. The programme highlights practical, proportionate approaches to public financial management and finance that suit smaller institutions.

Holding the programme in London, United Kingdom brings participants together away from their daily pressures, so they can compare how public financial management and finance is handled in different settings. The same programme can also be delivered in-house for one institution, in its own country or online, with cases taken from its current work.

Host Country Profile – United Kingdom

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Studying away from their own country gives participants time to focus, a fresh view of their own institution and the chance to build a network with colleagues from other countries.

Sub-National Revenue Mobilisation and Non-Oil Tax Administration in London Training Deliverables

Participants receive support before, during and after the programme, so that preparation, learning and follow-up form one continuous experience.

Before the Programme

• Participant Pre-Assessment
• Sub-National Revenue Mobilisation and Non-Oil Tax Administration in London Readiness Assessment
• Sub-National Revenue Mobilisation and Non-Oil Tax Administration in London Resource Pack
• Preparatory Reading Materials
• Complimentary Visa Support & Advisory

During the Programme

• Airport Pickup & Welcome Assistance
• Accommodation with Breakfast
• Welcome Networking Dinner
• Risalat Training Kit (Bag, Bottle, Mug, T-Shirt, Cap, Passport Cover, Pens, Notebook, Magnet & Keychain)
• Comprehensive Sub-National Revenue Mobilisation and Non-Oil Tax Administration in London Training Manual
• Budget Monitoring Template
• Interim Financial Report Template
• Reconciliation Checklist
• Audit Preparation Checklist
• Practical Workshops & Simulations
• Group Discussions & Peer Learning
• Daily Lunch and Refreshments
• Full Access to Training Venue Facilities
• Mini Pad / Tablet with Digital Learning Materials
• Field Visit (where applicable)
• Entertaining City Tour

After the Programme

• Certificate of Completion
• Risalat Programme Participation Recognition Award
• Post-Training Reference Materials
• Financial Management Self-Assessment
• Payment Control Checklist
• Post-Training Support & Follow-Up Guidance
• Programme Report

Institutions can also request a tailored in-house version of this programme, delivered at their premises or online. Request a proposal.

Common Challenges in Sub-National Revenue Mobilisation and Non-Oil Tax Administration in London, And How This Training Helps

How can institutions prepare and execute budgets in line with plans?

The programme addresses this directly on the first day (Sub-National Fiscal Space and Policy Frameworks for Non-Oil Revenue), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions produce accurate, timely financial reports?

The programme addresses this directly on the second day (Digital Taxpayer Identification, Registration, and Cadastral Databases), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions apply controls over payments and assets?

The programme addresses this directly on the third day (Modernising Compliance Risk Management, Audit, and Collections), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions meet financier financial management requirements?

The programme addresses this directly on the fourth day (Land-Based Revenue Mobilisation and Area-Based Property Rating), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions use financial information to support decisions?

The programme addresses this directly on the fifth day (Results-Based Financing, Governance, and Reform Execution Roadmaps), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

Frequently Asked Questions

When and where does the Sub-National Revenue Mobilisation and Non-Oil Tax Administration in London programme take place?

It runs from 8 Feb 2027 to 12 Feb 2027, in London, United Kingdom. The registration deadline is shown at the top of this page.

Who should attend?

The programme is designed for executive Chairmen and Directors of State Internal Revenue Services, permanent Secretaries and Directors of State Ministries of Finance, macro-Fiscal Policy Advisers and Economic Planners, directors of Tax Audit, Compliance, and Enforcement, and others who want practical skills in public financial management and finance.

Will I receive a certificate?

Yes. Participants who complete the programme receive a Certificate of Completion from Risalat Consultants International.

Can this programme be delivered for our institution only?

Yes. We can deliver a tailored in-house version at your premises, in another city or online, built around your own cases. Use the proposal request on this page.

Do I need prior experience in public financial management and finance?

No specialist background is required beyond experience in a related role. A short pre-assessment helps the facilitators adapt the sessions to the group.

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