Are the current business licence fees legal?

In The Citizen on Sunday dated April 20, 2014, I shared my research findings on the legal basis of business licence fees which were imposed by the government in July 2013. In the article I concluded that the business licence fees as introduced by the Finance Act, 2011 by amending the Business Activities Registration Act, 2007 were illegal.

>The Vibindo Society has pleaded with the government to review business licence fees for small and medium traders, because the current arrangement discourages a good number of people planning to start business.

This week I visited the website of the ministry of Industry and Trade. On it was posted a government notice informing the general public about changes/reforms which the authorities made on the procedures of obtaining business licences.

Mwanza business people contented over licence issuance
Daily News
MWANZA Regional authorities have responded positively to the call by members of the business community, who requested for issuance of licences in the districts as opposed to the present arrangement. The move comes as a response to the advise by the ...

>The government collected Sh5 billion from business licence fees in 2013/14 fiscal year.

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Fees or no fees, parents to send children to school or face arrest
IPPmedia
Whether they have the school fees or not, parents in Singida region have been ordered to send their graduate pupils to secondary schools or they will be arrested. To implement the command, District Commissioners across Singida region have been ...

>Real estate contracts are binding legal documents. They form the bases of the sale and buying of a property. The wishes or rather the agreements, terms and conditions of the buyer and a seller in the purchase are reflected in a contract.