TANEXA wishes to refer to on article entitled “REDUCED IMPORT DUTY COLLECTIONS-TRA
blames EAC,SADC preferential treatment –by
Mohamed Kazingumbe” that appeared in the BUSINESS TIMES –ISSN 0856-2814 No 1315
dated Friday November 22-28,2013.
The many factors identified by TRA as causes of decline of revenue collection which included EAC,SADC preferential treatment
trade arrangement do not touch on the issues.As far as TANEXA is concerned and according
to findings by TANEXA, especially at Mutukula border and Mwanza Port together
with other entry points,it has been
established that most members of the business community complain that
complying with extant tax obligations is a hard
nut to crack.It is time –consuming ,complicated and the tax rules are
ever changing.Even the forms are in English language and and with too many attachments.The processes is also complicated and getting responses on enquiries
and clarifications takes too much time.Furthemore the lack of
informative materials as well as inconstant
application of rules and regulations by different local
authorities and others is another
drawback.
For example ,at
Mutukula border there are more than (8)
eight barriers to be complied with while at the Port of Mwanza,there are more
than 13 barriers that require the exporter to clear before one reaches the
vessel to load and exports the goods.At the Tanzania Food and Agriculture Authority Desk,there are twelve or more requirements to clear
before an importer is allowed to import.
As a result these
regulations are restrictions to export and import promotion since they go against “best –trade-practices
on trade transactions.”
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