UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has become the world’s first government tax authority to receive the Corporate Ethical Procurement and Supply Certificate, a new international accreditation for the Authority.
This underlines FTA’s commitment to best practices and efficiency standards in its procurement and supply systems.
Mr. Khalid Ali Al Bustani, Director-General of the FTA, received the certificate from Mr. Sam Achampong Regional Head of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Middle East & North Africa (MENA) in a ceremony held at Dubai’s Etihad Museum.
The Institute issued a statement on this occasion confirming that “the Federal Tax Authority is the first government tax agency in the world to obtain the Corporate Ethical Certificate in Procurement and Supply since the establishment of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply about 90 years ago. Given the importance of this achievement, the Authority was added to the corporate ethical register that follow the best professional standards in procurement and supply.”
HE Khalid Ali Al Bustani Director General FTA
“This new international accreditation boosts confidence in the Federal Tax Authority’s systems and services in general, which we continuously develop and upgrade in a bid to raise their efficiency, improve performance, and upgrade the Authority’s systems, services, and outputs across all functions, including procurement and services. We implement the ‘Comprehensive Quality’ approach to complete operations, document transactions, and establish an integrated system. Since its inception, the Authority has been committed to establishing an advanced digital organizational structure in accordance with the best international standards, which would enable it to carry out all operations using a fully electronic tax system.”
“This new achievement is a continuation of the comprehensive quality system the FTA strives to create. The Authority has obtained a series of ISO certificates in recognition of its adherence to international standards in its information technology services and its information security management system,” Mr. Al Bustani added.
Furthermore, the FTA has made it onto the final shortlist for the CIPS Conference & Excellence in Procurement Awards MENA 2023 under the “Best Leader of 2023″ category as the 1st Federal Tax Authority to make the cut, and Mr. Sulaiman Abdulla, Director of FTA’s Administrative Affairs Department, was honored for this achievement, as per the statement.
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