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Understanding the 2022 Universal Health Insurance Coverage Bill

Membership registration Public servants and Employees of companies in which the Government has more than 30 percent of shares will join through the Public Health Insurance Fund Other workers from the ...

Sep 5, 2023

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The rationale behind zero-rating of domestic supplies as stipulated in the 2022/23 Budget Speech and Finance Act

Introduction According to Tanzania's (mainland) VAT regime, supplies can either be exempted from paying VAT or taxable/charged VAT. Consecutively, the standard rates of VAT in Tanzania Mainland are ei...

Sep 5, 2023

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Private Sector Employers remain to be major contributors to the Tanzanian GDP/economic output in monetary terms

Between 2010 to 2016, Data suggests, on average Private and Public sectors Wage bill has been increasing by 32.9 percent and 26.3 percent respectively. Consecutively, the share of private sector wage ...

Sep 5, 2023

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President Samia’s first 365 days are a complete success

In her maiden speech, the President highlighted that, Tanzania’s economic growth was 4% as of December 2021 dropping from an average annual growth of 7%. Covid-19 pandemic being a major factor behind ...

Sep 5, 2023

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How Tanzania Fiscal regime can incentivize Private Sector employers to participate in National Skills Development initiatives

What is apparent is the fact that SDL rates in Tanzania at all times from 2001/02 have been very high. This has been for so long the cry of Private sector employers as it increases the cost of doing b...

Sep 5, 2023

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Enhancing voluntary tax compliance to expand the Tanzania Tax regime

A narrow tax base is a reason behind developing countries’ failure to self-sufficiency among many issues for so many decades. Regardless of the huge improvement in revenue collection by TRA, collectin...

Sep 5, 2023

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Enhancing Gender Inclusivity in the TVET System in Tanzania

The Role of TVET in skills development in Tanzania Shaping Tanzania’s TVET system is a critical path in promoting and increasing the participation of youth in the labour market hence reducing the unem...

Sep 5, 2023

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Electronic Money Transaction Levy: Government Reaction and Associated Policy Implication

While giving his speech at the Parliament on the 20th of September 2022, the Minister responsible for finance ironed out the government’s intention toward the ongoing Electronic Money Transaction Levy...

Sep 5, 2023

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Amendment of the National Payment Systems Act, 2015 to introduce “Electronic money transaction levy” and widen its base:

The Minister of Finance and Planning through the National Budget Speech proposed to amend Section 46A of the National Payment Systems Act, Cap. 437 (Principal Act), by reducing the transaction levy fr...

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