Wau State revenue authority is experiencing a drastic fall in its collection as hundreds of traders close down their businesses.
A total of 20 percent of Western Bahr El-Ghazal State revenue collections comes from the business profit taxes, Radio Voice of Hope reports.
The state revenue authority says half of its collections have been lost.
Lydia Edward Thum, the State Director of Revenue says previously Wau collects 300,000 South Sudanse Pounds per day from check points and business premises.
But, now she says only 30, 000 South Sudanese Pounds or less could be collected daily.
Lydia says economic crisis and insecurity are the driving factors for the fall of the state revenues.
The official worries that it is going to be totally difficult for the government to increase funds for basic services’ delivery.
Business people continue to complain of multiple taxes by the state revenue authority.
They say the government imposes various taxes on businesses without consideration.
One of them, Mariam Kiwanuka says if the businesses were booming, paying taxes and rents would have been easy.
Daniel Deng Uthur, the State Revenue Administrator admits that multiple taxes have been charged.
But, he says it is understandable that economic crisis is hurting every body in the country.
Deng says the closure of businesses in Wau is not only caused by heavy taxation, but also the ailing economy of South Sudan as a whole.
Most business people from Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Eritrea are quitting businesses as the economic crisis hits harder and harder.