tax revenue to align with official remittance systems
The Tanzanian government has ordered all institutions to channel non-tax revenue through official systems to improve collection and monitoring. This initiative aims to prevent the loss of public funds and better support social services and development projects.
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Strengthening fiscal management is critical for developing nations to ensure that public resources are effectively utilized for infrastructure and social welfare.
DODOMA: THE Tanzanian government has directed all institutions responsible for collecting non-tax revenue to strengthen their collection, management and monitoring systems to ensure that every shilling due is remitted through official government systems.
The move aims to support the financing of social services and development projects.
The directive was issued in Dodoma by the Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Elijah Mwandumbya, while opening a technical meeting involving government entities responsible for non-tax revenue collection. The meeting aimed to review revenue collection reports, discuss challenges and develop recommendations to improve the management of government revenue.
Mwandumbya emphasised that increasing fees or identifying new revenue sources alone would not be sufficient without strengthening collection systems and closing loopholes that lead to the loss of public funds.
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