Visit to the Swedish Tax Administration

During period January 22-25, 2018 a visit to the headquarters of the Swedish Tax Administration in Stockholm was organized within the CILAP project - "Capacity building to improve land administration and procedures in Bosnia and Herzegovina” whose goal is capacity building and knowledge transfer, in order to increase the efficiency and reliability of the land administration process in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The visit was organized with a aim to get acquainted with the Land Administration System in Sweden, with a special emphasis on the cooperation of the of the Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registration authority and the Tax Administration in the creation of property valuation systems.

Hosts have detailed information about the functioning of the Swedish Tax Administration, the methods of assessing property taxes and real estate taxes, and the individual responsibilities of the Swedish Tax Administration and Lantmäteriet (Geodetic Administration) in the process of assessing the value of taxes.

The hosts thoroughly presented to the participant the Swedish Tax Agency, the methods of valuation of properties and real estate taxes, and the individual responsibilities of the Swedish Tax Administration and Lantmäteriet (Geodetic Administration) in the process of property valuation.

On this occasion, the delegation of the institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina who visited the Swedish Tax Administration was followed by Ms. Vesna Ćužić, the Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sweden. The BiH delegation consisted of Ms. Jelka Miličević, Minister of Finance of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Zoran Tegeltija Minister of Finance of the Republic of Srpska, Mr. Željko Obradović, Director of Federal Administration for Geodetic and Real Property Affairs, Mr. Šerif Isović, Director of Tax Administration of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ms. Bosiljka Predragović, Director of Republic Administration for Geodetic and Property Legal Affairs of RS, Anđa Ms. Andja Zimić, Director of the CILAP project, and CILAP Project Coordinators from both Entities, namely Mr. Denis Tabučić and Mr. Stojan Jungić.

On this occasion, a gift was given to the hosts as a sign of gratitude for the hospitality shownand all support that this Administration provides through a large number of donor activities carried out in BiH.