{"id":25699,"date":"2021-07-20T09:47:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T09:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=25699"},"modified":"2021-07-20T09:47:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T09:47:51","slug":"tanzania-to-review-mobile-tax-after-outcry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=25699","title":{"rendered":"Tanzania to review mobile tax after outcry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The government in Tanzania is reviewing a newly imposed levy on mobile money following a public outcry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tax,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/topics\/cjnwl8q4qdrt\/tanzania?fbclid=IwAR2IMGP-8bJUQdgetlojoHqoRyWpIub9uZHIQMNvdXXjbmDYl5kuopt9eIw?ns_mchannel=social&amp;ns_source=twitter&amp;ns_campaign=bbc_live&amp;ns_linkname=60f00f99424d6a0c8fa9f4bf%26Tanzania%27s%20%27patriotism%20tax%27%20on%20mobile%20money%20begins%262021-07-15T12%3A56%3A08.886Z&amp;ns_fee=0&amp;pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:a880bd01-6051-444e-aebe-981a7fca5aef&amp;pinned_post_asset_id=60f00f99424d6a0c8fa9f4bf&amp;pinned_post_type=share\">which took effect on 15 July<\/a>&nbsp;after being approved by the country\u2019s parliament, imposes additional charges every time payments are sent or received via phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But on Monday, Finance Minister Mwigulu Nchemba&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsigwaGerson\/status\/1417074137722494977?s=20\">said<\/a>&nbsp;President Samia Suluhu Hassan had instructed the ministry to look into the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI urge Tanzanians to remain calm as the government works on the matter\u2026 Their complaints have reached the president, and she is concerned about the cries of the people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He warned some people who were \u201cmisleading\u201d the people about the tax saying this was \u201ca legal matter and laws must be respected\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also acknowledged that the matter required public awareness and called for patience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government has been defending the levy despite criticism, saying it will be used to fund development projects, such as providing running water in schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BBC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Send your news stories to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via WhatsApp on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government in Tanzania is reviewing a newly imposed levy on mobile money following a public outcry. The tax,&nbsp;which took effect on 15 July&nbsp;after being approved by the country\u2019s parliament, imposes additional charges every time payments are sent or received via phones. 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