47. 通过对工业和农业投入征收很高的出口税会进一步损害产品在当地市场和外国市场的竞争力 因此应该在短期财政必要措施和出口的长期竞争力之间取得平衡 必须向非洲国家提供过渡性支助 包括国际收支方面的支柱 以便这些国家能够应付政府收入的损失 特别是在扩大税收基地的可能性有限的情况下 更应该如此 要调和国家 区域和多边贸易目标 就必须逐步和及时采取自由化措施以便在不同的谈判级别上最大限度地获取利益 这就需要支助国家一级的能力建设 加强区域经济共同体秘书处的能力 以便实现区域和多边贸易目标之间的协调一致
47. Taxing exports through high tariffs of industrial and agricultural inputs could further undermine product competitiveness, both locally and in foreign markets. Thus, a balance should be struck between short-term fiscal imperatives and long-term competitiveness of exports. Transitional support, including in the form of balance of payments support, needs to be provided to African countries to cope with the loss of government revenues, particularly where possibilities for expansion of the tax base are limited. Reconciling national, regional and multilateral trade objectives calls for the sequencing and timing of liberalization measures in order to maximize benefits at different levels of negotiations. This requires providing support to capacity-building at the national level, through the strengthening of the capacity of regional economic community secretariats in order to achieve coherence between regional and multilateral trade objectives.