Effectiveness of Public Budgeting and the #Tax System to Improve Basic Services in #Tanzania

Consider the following: Tanzania lost USD 2.9 billion between 2008 and 2011 through illicit financial flows; USD 1.2 billion in the 2011/2012 fiscal year through tax exemptions; and USD 305 million through uncollected customs revenue.

Effective provision of basic services is critical for poverty reduction in Tanzania as in many developing countries, and contributes to state legitimacy. Failures in service delivery are a key reason that people fall into poverty, for example through ill...

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

IPPmedia

20 Jul

Tanzania needs USD86 for basic health services

IPPmedia
Tanzania needs USD86 for basic health services
IPPmedia
The government spends less than USD22 on average of what is needed on person's health, according to fact sheets distributed at the Financing for Development Conference (FFD) here. Titled 'Evidence for Action's Mama Ye! Campaign' the fact sheets show ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

04 Dec

Improve services to attract tourists to Tanzania: expert

Research findings have shown that Tanzania has enough visitors but most of them have never returned.

 

11 years ago

Michuzi

WB Support to Improve Fiscal Management in Tanzania for Growth, Jobs and Better Access to Services

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$50 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to provide continuing support to Tanzania’s efforts to improve the quality of life for urban residents through improved fiscal management and improved infrastructure. The project will benefit some 1.4 million Tanzanians, of which nearly half are women.
The Tanzania Strategic Cities Project (TSCP) focuses on eight urban centers: Mwanza, Arusha, Mbeya,...

 

10 years ago

Michuzi

Tanzania hosts dinner reception for Head of public services in the Commonwealth in Dar es salaam

Tanzania's Chief Secretary Amb. Ombeni Sefue (seventh from right) and Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Ms. Josephine Ojiambo (sixth from right) and Ag. Head of Tanzania Public Services Mr. HAB Mkwizu (third from left) pose with Head of public services from 18 African countries in the Commonwealth are gathered  in Dar es Salaam for a  major intergovernmental forum to improve the efficiency and impact of public services. This was on Monday night during a dinner reception hosted by...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Mar

Patients trek over 50 kms for basic medical services

>Mtombozi village residents have asked the government to supply their dispensary with electricity in an effort to improve delivery of health services in rural areas.

 

10 years ago

Dewji Blog

28 Jul

One year in: How Facebook’s Internet.org Free Basic Services are bringing people online

Facebook is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the introduction of the Internet.org app by hosting a Developer Day at iHub in Nairobi, Kenya on Monday, 27 July

*Internet.org brings new users onto mobile networks on average over 50% faster after launching free basic services

*More than half of the people who come online through Internet.org are paying for data and accessing the internet within the first month

*Internet.org users accessed health services more than a million times just in...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

30 Oct

Expert: Improve services for tourists

Tanzania’s tourism is growing at a remarkable rate, but more efforts are needed to improve service delivery to tourists, says an expert.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

13 Apr

What could help improve provision of health services

The existence and functioning of a complaint mechanism at any health service delivery point is one of the key prerequisites in improving health service delivery in Tanzania.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

17 Jul

DHL keen to improve services

Global logistics company DHL will constantly look to exceed customer expectations to peak satisfaction during the process of delivering services, the company’s head of customer service for sub-Saharan Africa, Ms Gloria Torres, said.

 

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