Tanzania: JPM Calls for Higher Taxes On Imports

Dar es Salaam — Imported goods should be subjected to higher taxes to protect local industries, President John Magufuli said yesterday.

Addressing the President's Manufacturer of the Year Awards 2015 ceremony organised by the Confederation of Tanzania Industries (CTI), Dr Magufuli said many imports were of an inferior quality and were being sold at lower prices than locally produced goods, adding that they posed a threat to domestic industries.

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