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Friday, November 9, 2012
JK CONGRATULATESOBAMA, PROMISES TO BOOST TIES
President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday congratulated US President Barack Obama’s for winning a re-election in Tuesday’s elections.
He said President Obama’s re-election was a
clear indication of the trust and confidence that Americans have in his
exemplary leadership.
"As you prepare to assume the leadership
of your country for the new term, I would like to assure you personally
and on behalf of my government that we will continue to work very
closely to boost the existing relationship between our two countries,”
he said.
Meanwhile, the US yesterday pledged
continued support for Tanzania in its efforts to build a strong
foundation for the thriving of democracy through peaceful means.
Reacting to US President Barack Obama’s
re-election on Tuesday after defeating his Republican rival Mitt Romney,
the US ambassador to Tanzania Alfonso Lenhardt said one lesson from the
election is that there can be no real democracy in any nation without
the peaceful acceptance of victory or defeat, the resolution to compete
again, and to respect one another as citizens despite political
differences.
Addressing an Election Day breakfast
reception held at the US embassy in Dar es Salaam, the envoy said: “The
mystery and beauty of democracy is crystallised in moments such as
these…it’s that principle exemplified in today’s American elections.”
As President Barack Obama beat back a
strong challenge from Republican Mitt Romney for the White House, the US
Embassy Public Affairs Officer Dana Banks told the gathering that the
event underscored the US priority to partner with Tanzanians in
promoting democracy, the rule of law and good governance by sharing the
unique moment in American history.
Patrick Collins, a political officer at
the embassy said re-elected President Obama faces the critical challenge
of addressing international policies in his remaining four years at the
White House.
“The election was fair and democratic and
the winner Obama needs to work on challenges previously pointed out by
his rival Mitt Romney.
Ranahna Afriyem, an official with
Africare, said she believes Obama’s commitment of uniting Americans was
one of the reasons behind his re-election victory.
“Americans were convinced Obama had an
ambition towards stabilising the American economy…this is what they
voted for and this is what we also need to adopt in Africa,” she
explained.
.Thursday, November 8, 2012
TRA: Scrap tax relief on commercial goods
Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) board chairman Bernard Mchomvu has urged the government tosuspend tax exemptions on commercial goods such as rice and sugar, saying they were not helping consumers but rather causing the government revenue losses.
He made the remarks at the 6th Taxpayer
Day celebrations in Dar es Salaam yesterday. “Our research shows that
exemptions on business goods such as foodstuff are not helping
consumers; rather they reducing tax collection,” he said.
The chairman said millions of shillings are lost each month as a result of tax exemption on rice and sugar.
“We can offer exemptions on religious aid
and aid from our development partners, but tax exemption on business
goods should be removed,” insisted Mchomvu.
Finance minister Dr William Mgimwa, who
was at the function, hailed TRA for doing a good job, saying the
authority had improved efficiency in strategic tax collection.
He observed that TRA had surpassed monthly
tax collection targets, reaching an average of 754bn/- in 2012 compared
to 42bn/- at the launch of the strategic plan in 1998/1999-2002/2003.
“This year’s tax collections are
satisfactory. Even reports from Zanzibar indicate a slight improvement
following TRA’s implementation of its set strategic tax collection
methods,” he said.
Dr Mgimwa hinted at the likelihood of the
government introducing strategic plan number four, while noting that
number three, which focuses on the use of science and technology in
collecting tax had proved useful.
For his part, Vice-President Dr Mohammed
Gharib Bilal said the government’s five-year development plan launched
in June last year by the president aimed to increase production and the
availability of power to enable economic and development activities to
be implemented more efficiently.
He however told the Authority that the
government was targeting a 19 per cent increase in revenue collection,
challenging, TRA to come up with strategies and plans to ensure positive
results.
“Since it is your responsibility as a
revenue authority to monitor taxes, you should make sure that you
fulfill your duties diligently by providing good services to taxpayers,”
he urged.
He observed that TRA had surpassed monthly
tax collection targets, reaching an average of 754bn/- in 2012 compared
to 42bn/- at the launch of the strategic plan in 1998/1999-2002/2003.
“This year’s tax collections are
satisfactory. Even reports from Zanzibar indicate a slight improvement
following TRA’s implementation of its set strategic tax collection
methods,” he said.
Dr Mgimwa hinted at the likelihood of the
government introducing strategic plan number four, while noting that
number three, which focuses on the use of science and technology in
collecting tax had proved useful.
For his part, Vice-President Dr Mohammed
Gharib Bilal said the government’s five-year development plan launched
in June last year by the president aimed to increase production and the
availability of power to enable economic and development activities to
be implemented more efficiently.
He however told the Authority that the
government was targeting a 19 per cent increase in revenue collection,
challenging, TRA to come up with strategies and plans to ensure positive
results.
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