Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Rwanda: Tax Issues Forum Established

26th August 2008 (Allafrica.com)
In bid to facilitate trade and promote business growth in Rwanda, Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) and the Private Sector Federation have established a tax issues forum (TIF). The forum to discuss tax concerns comes after PSF raised concerns that RRA was partly to blame for the low tax compliance levels in the country.

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Nigeria: 'Multiple Taxation, Bane of Nigeria's Tax System'

24th August 2008 (Allafrica.com)
Chairman, Technical Committee on National Tax Policy (TCNTP), Mrs. Ifeko Omogui-Okauru has said multiple taxation is the bane of Nigeria's tax system.

Uganda: Investors Slam New Hotel Tax

24th August 2008 ( New Vision)
HOTEL investors have asked the Government to immediately suspend the local service tax to save them from "double taxation".

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Mozambique: Tax Revenue to Fill Any Gap Caused By Swedish Aid Reduction

Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique (Maputo)
19 August 2008
Mozambique's Planning and Development Minister, Aiuba Cuereneia, said on Monday that the government will use domestic revenue to cover the reduction in support for the state budget from Sweden, one of the country's main donors.