Dar es Salaam. Despite generating about 70 percent of Tanzania’s tax revenue, Dar es Salaam cannot remain the country’s sole revenue engine, a new study warns. The research recommends reforms to encourage more businesses to formalise and contribute to tax collection in other regions.
The study highlights the untapped potential in other regions, noting that many businesses remain unregistered. “Relying heavily on one region for revenue is unsustainable,” it states, particularly as Tanzania aims to become a $1 trillion economy by 2050.
