Tanzania: Govt Revokes Sugar Importers' Licences

Dodoma — THE government has revoked licences of sugar importers who do not pay taxes, the National Assembly was told on Tuesday. The move is being coupled with efforts to curb those who import the commodity through unofficial routes.

This was said in Parliament on Tuesday by the Deputy Minister for Finance, Mr Mwigulu Nchemba when responding to a question from Konde Member of Parliament, Khatib Said Haji who wanted to know who was giving licences to importers who were not paying taxes. The MP had said that such moves would strangle efficiency of local factories.

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