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In their letter dated June 26th, 2024, High Commissioners and Ambassadors from 10 countries expressed their dissatisfaction with how the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA)…
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As of July 1, price for petroleum products in Tanzania increased drastically owing to the amendments outlined in the country’s new Finance Act as passed by parliament. A huge chunk of the money you pay at the pump goes to the government in taxes; in fact the government takes anything between 30 and 40 percent in form of taxes, levies and regulatory fees.
Nonetheless, Tanzania’s Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (Ewura) still attributed the price hike to global trends, in part admitting to the tax effect and in part deflecting it to global trends.
A plan seeking to revive tourism in East Africa has been approved, following the negative…
