TRA: Tax evasion costs Tanzania 1.3 percent of GDP
Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) Commissioner General, Mr Yusuph Mwenda, addresses members of the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) during a breakfast meeting in Dar es Salaam on Friday, August 22, 2025. He revealed that tax evasion in Tanzania accounts for 1.3 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), cautioning that offenders will face legal action as the agency steps up its crackdown. PHOTO | GADIOSA LAMTEY
The taxman warned that offenders will face legal consequences as the agency intensifies its crackdown by establishing special facilitation desks nationwide.
