Southern Africa: SADC Gives Tanzania Three Years to Boost Local Sugar Production

Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states have granted Tanzania a three-year grace period to tax sugar imports from SADC states.

And, Tanzania believes that within the three-year period, the country will have developed the domestic capacity to meet sugar demand, getting rid of the tax-free sugar imports from SADC region.

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