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Tanzania: Tanzania Reinstates Taxes On Sanitary Wear
East African, 29 June 2019
Tanzania has reintroduced value added tax on sanitary products after research showed that scrapping of the tax last year has not helped to lower consumer prices in the domestic… Read more »
Why Tanzania is Reinstating Tax On Sanitary Wear
Research has shown that scrapping of the tax in 2018 has not helped to lower consumer prices in the domestic market, according to Deputy Finance Minister Ashatu Kijaji. The government says it has sought to appease local manufacturers of sanitary pads by lowering corporate tax from 30% to 25% per cent for new investors in the industry for two years.
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16 April 2019
Making Menstruation Affordable in East Africa
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Femme International, an NGO that operates in the East African region, has successfully developed and implemented a comprehensive education-based ... see more »
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Tanzania: Tanzania to Reconsider Decision On Sanitary Pads After Vat Exemption Proves Helpless
Citizen, 23 April 2019
The government is reconsidering its decision to scrap Value Added Tax (VAT) on sanitary pads and think of another option, a minister said on Tuesday, April 23, in Parliament. Read more »
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Tanzania: Vat On Sanitary Pads to Improve Girls' Health, Education
Daily News, 2 July 2018
FOR a long time, Non- governmental organisations (NGOs), activists, some Members of Parliament and government officials have been campaigning for tax exemption on sanitary towels. Read more »
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During the 2018/19 budget speech in parliament, Finance and Planning Minister Phillip Mpango said that the government will focus on protecting locally manufactured products and ... Read more »
