Local authorities seek autonomy in revenue

Most Africans dodge taxes because of corruption among revenue authorities ...
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In a 2010 file photo, a man checks his money on streets of Conakry, Guinea. REUTERS/Luc Gnago. Tweet · Recommend · Google + · LinkedIn · Bookmark · Email Print. Leave us a comment. DAR ES SALAAM (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Most Africans ...
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District councils urged to seek alternative revenue sources
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Manyara Regional Commissioner, Elaston Mbwilo, has called on district councils to explore alternative revenue sources rather than solely depending on the central government for subsidies. Speaking to ward councillors of Hanang' District Council at the ...

Our current Constitution of 1977 in Chapter Eight (Articles 145&146) creates public authorities commonly known as local government authorities. The main object of having these authorities is to transfer part of the central government powers to the people at all levels; that is to say in each region, district, urban area and village.

Local govt authorities told to go electronic
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LOCAL government authorities countrywide have been advised to adopt the electronic revenue collection system, to boost returns and control the habitual carbon-paper cheats. Opening the 31st Annual Meeting of the Association of Local Authorities in ...

The association of suppliers of food and other items to government institutions here has threatened to sue district councils for not paying them accumulated debts for about seven years.

>The Association of Local Authorities of Tanzania (Alat) has prepared proposals in a bid to press for inclusion of devolution in the new Constitution.

Local governments' decisions 'valued by higher authorities'
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THE government has insisted that it would not interfere with the legal decisions made by local governments in various development agenda. This was said in the National Assembly here yesterday by the Deputy Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office ...

Help fund schools, Kombani urges local authorities
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MINISTER of State in President's Office (Public Service Management) Celina Kombani has urged local authorities countrywide to allocate three per cent of their annual revenues to boost education funds in their respective areas. Ms Kombani noted that since ...

Set yearly disaster budgets, local authorities urged
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THE Disaster Management Department has advised district councils in the country to set budgets for tragedies every financial year instead of relying on the Central Government. The Coordinator of the Disaster Management Department in the Prime Minister's ...