PRIME Minister, Mr Kassim Majaliwa, has called upon businesspeople and citizens who have been mistreated by Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) officials to file their complaints to respective authorities so that disciplinary measures can be taken against them.
He said in the National Assembly here
yesterday that he has received a number of complaints from the business
community voicing concern over mistreatment by TRA officials who don’t
follow rules in revenue collection. “It’s true that our economy and our
services depend on revenue collection, but we should not frustrate
tax-payers.
We should treat them fairly,” he said.He
made the remarks in response to a question by Rita Kabati (Special
Seats-CCM) who wanted to know measures taken by the government against
TRA officials who mistreat taxpayers during payment of taxes.
The premier said “there is a
disciplinary body that deals with such matters at the TRA and those
aggrieved should file such complaints to that body for action.”
Mr Majaliwa promised that the government
would continue working closely with the business community to achieve
national development goals. “TRA officials should be guided by ethics in
their service delivery and the government will not hesitate to take
action against offenders,” he said.
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