Taxpayers call for improved tax reforms, administration

Two recent developments have brought into sharp focus the unsatisfactory state of the tax regime in Tanzania. This is in relation to (statutory) tax exemptions – too many of them! – and (criminal) tax evasion: too much of that!

Today (June 12) is ‘Budget Day’ in the five East African Community countries Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. It’s the day when the respective Finance ministers table their Govt. budgets for debate in their National Assemblies.

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Institute of Tax Administration acting principal Charles Sabuni briefs journalists in Dar es Salaam yesterday on the ITA's graduation to be held tomorrow. (Photo: Tryphone Mweji). President Jakaya Kikwete is expected to be the chief guest at the sixth ...

What I loved most about the 2013/14 Budget was how the Subscriber Identification Module (Sim) Card tax found its way into the national revenue and expenditure plan. The drama that came with it was quite compelling.

Manufacturers at this time of every year normally lobby for tax measures that will not hurt their operations.

>The mining sector is still facing legal challenges in terms of delivering more economic gains for Tanzanians, despite legal reforms undertaken so far.

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Tanzania Delegation to the UPU CA, Dr. Ali Yahaya Simba, TCRA Director General (second from left), Mrs. Rehema Makuburi, Director Postal Affairs TCRA, Ag. Poster master general and Deputy Director Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology 

                                        By Innocent Mungy, SwitzerlandThe Universal Postal Union (UPU) Conference on Postal Regulation, has called upon member countries to improve the development of Postal sector through postal...