{"version":"1","article":{"id":"sudan-cabinet-illegal-levies-electronic-collection-2026","slug":"sudan-cabinet-illegal-levies-electronic-collection-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/sudan-cabinet-illegal-levies-electronic-collection-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/sudan-cabinet-illegal-levies-electronic-collection-2026?lang=en","title":"Sudan cabinet targets unauthorized levies and wider electronic fee collection","summary":"Officials discussed enforcing restrictions on unbudgeted charges, fuel fees and road tolls, while pursuing a broader electronic collection system by year-end.","category":"fiscal","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-06T17:58:54+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-06T17:58:54+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-03","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Sudan News Agency (SUNA)","url":"https://suna.sd/posts/mgls-alozraaa-ynaksh-gml-mn-alkdaya-alaktsady-omaaash-alnas","publishedAt":"2026-10-03","checkedAt":"2026-10-06"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/sudan-cabinet-illegal-levies-electronic-collection-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/sudan-cabinet-illegal-levies-electronic-collection-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/sudan-cabinet-illegal-levies-electronic-collection-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/sudan-cabinet-illegal-levies-electronic-collection-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/sudan-cabinet-illegal-levies-electronic-collection-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/sudan-cabinet-illegal-levies-electronic-collection-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/sudan-cabinet-illegal-levies-electronic-collection-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/sudan-cabinet-illegal-levies-electronic-collection-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/sudan-cabinet-illegal-levies-electronic-collection-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/sudan-cabinet-illegal-levies-electronic-collection-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Sudan’s cabinet held an extraordinary session on 3 October with regional governors and state leaders to coordinate economic matters and household costs, the Sudan News Agency reported. Information Minister Khalid al-Aysar said the meeting reviewed a Justice Ministry report on collections not authorized in the 2026 budget laws and called for coordination with the federal Finance Ministry, including when a state fee is linked to a locally approved service.","The briefing said officials stressed implementing prior decisions against charges on imported goods, fuel fees beyond those set by the Energy Ministry, and fees on national highways. The meeting also backed the government’s electronic collection plan, with standardized receipts linked to the Baladna platform by the end of 2026, and discussed stopping unofficial deductions of collected funds into staff accounts. These were enforcement and coordination directions reported after the meeting; SUNA did not provide a tally of fees removed, revenue changes or price reductions already achieved. The cabinet also reviewed food availability, market controls and agricultural-season constraints."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Officials discussed enforcing restrictions on unbudgeted charges, fuel fees and road tolls, while pursuing a broader electronic collection system by year-end.\n\nSudan’s cabinet held an extraordinary session on 3 October with regional governors and state leaders to coordinate economic matters and household costs, the Sudan News Agency reported. Information Minister Khalid al-Aysar said the meeting reviewed a Justice Ministry report on collections not authorized in the 2026 budget laws and called for coordination with the federal Finance Ministry, including when a state fee is linked to a locally approved service.\n\nThe briefing said officials stressed implementing prior decisions against charges on imported goods, fuel fees beyond those set by the Energy Ministry, and fees on national highways. The meeting also backed the government’s electronic collection plan, with standardized receipts linked to the Baladna platform by the end of 2026, and discussed stopping unofficial deductions of collected funds into staff accounts. These were enforcement and coordination directions reported after the meeting; SUNA did not provide a tally of fees removed, revenue changes or price reductions already achieved. The cabinet also reviewed food availability, market controls and agricultural-season constraints.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"fiscal","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/fiscal-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic public finance illustration with a civic building, balanced scale and closed books.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"fiscal","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/fiscal-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic public finance illustration with a civic building, balanced scale and closed books.","language":"en"}}}