According to a LRA release issued Monday, the professional ethics and code of conduct, among other things, requires employees to display a high sense of honesty, fairness, loyalty and impartiality in the discharge of their duties, and to avoid every form of temptation and collusion at the detriment of the state and taxpayers.

The release quoted LRA Commissioner-General Elfrieda Stewart Tamba as saying each staff of the LRA must be accountable for adhering to the adopted values and ethical principles of the Revenue Code of Liberia and the Act creating the LRA.

Tamba said this will enable the staff to achieve the mission and vision of building an efficient and effective revenue administration service consistent with regional and international revenue administration standards, according to the release.

The Commissioner-General in her introductory message in the Code, said it is the responsibility of each staff to read, fully understand, adhere to and sign the Professional Ethics and Code of Conduct, which shall serve as reference and guidance for their actions.

The release noted indicated that employees are compelled to be law-abiding, careful with public assets, behave ethically and discharge their duties and responsibilities efficiently and effectively as required by the LRA Act as well as other attending laws including the Revenue Code of Liberia.

The nearly 30-page booklet explains the role and responsibilities of the Authority to its staff and the public and the role of the staff to the authority and the public, while it also guides employees in executing their functions as it relates to treatment of colleagues, stakeholders, taxpayers, suppliers and the general public both respectfully and professionally.

This is a key document upon which the public is expected to measure the staff including the management of the LRA, the release added.
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