How illicit trade is harming Tanzania’s economy, security
Senior officials from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Fair Competition Commission (FCC), and TCC Plc exchange ideas during a stakeholders’ workshop in Dar es Salaam on Monday. Pictured from left are: Mr Sempeho Nyari (Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry and Trade), Ms Patricia Mhondo (Director of Corporate Affairs and Communication, TCC Plc), Ms. Khadija Ngasongwa (Acting Director General, FCC), and Ms. Roberta Feruzi (Head of Communications, FCC).PHOTO | JACOB MOSENDA
Dar es Salaam. Counterfeit goods are increasingly undermining Tanzania’s economy, with estimates suggesting that the government could be losing more than Sh1.7 trillion annually in uncollected excise duty from the alcohol and cigarette sectors.
The challenge is particularly acute in border regions such as Kigoma, Songwe, Katavi, Mbeya, Musoma, and Kagera, as well as in urban centres including Dar es Salaam, Pwani, Mtwara and Zanzibar.
