Tanzania: Government, MPs Deadlocked On Finance Bill

Dodoma — The debate on the Finance Bill 2016 was postponed for the second time yesterday as MPs and the government remained deadlocked on at least four tax measures which are key in the smooth passing of the Law, The Citizen has learnt.

The MPs, mostly from the ruling CCM, want the government to drop a proposal for mandatory listing - at the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) - of shares for mobile phone firms and imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT) on tourism services.

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