Dar es
Salaam Regional Commissioner Said Meck Sadik (left) hands over a certificate of
recognition to Mantra Tanzania Managing Director Asa Mwaipopo after his company
scooped award for being overall winner in the category of compliant large
taxpayers within Kinondoni Tax Division during the 2011-2012 financial year. The
event was held on Wednesday in Dar es Salaam during the Tax Payers Day organized
by Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA).
Finance
Minister Dr William Mgimwa (left) congratulates Mantra Tanzania Managing
Director Asa Mwaipopo after his company scooped award for being overall winner
in the category of compliant large taxpayers within Kinondoni Tax Division
during the 2011-2012 financial year. The event was held on Wednesday in Dar es
Salaam during the Tax Payers Day organized by Tanzania Revenue Authority
(TRA).
Tanzania
Revenue Authority (TRA) Commissioner General, Mr Harry Kitilya (right) exchanges
contacts with Mantra Tanzania Managing Director Asa Mwaipopo (left) shortly
after awarding Mantra for being overall winner in the category of compliant
large taxpayers within Kinondoni Tax Division during the 2011-2012 financial
year. The event was held on Wednesday in Dar es Salaam during the Tax Payers Day
organized by Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA). Center is Mantra’s Finance and
Administration Manager, Joaquim Bonaventure Paul.
The Chief
Executive Officer of Business Registrations and Licensing Agency
(BRELA)Esteriano Mahingila (right) congratulates Mantra Tanzania Managing
Director Asa Mwaipopo after the mining company scooped award for being overall
winner in the category of compliant large taxpayers within Kinondoni Tax
Division during the 2011-2012 financial year. The event was held on Wednesday in
Dar es Salaam during the Tax Payers Day organized by Tanzania Revenue Authority
(TRA).
Mantra
Tanzania Managing Director Asa Mwaipopo displays a certificate awarded to his
company by the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) for being overall winner in the
category of compliant large taxpayers within Kinondoni Tax Division during the
2011-2012 financial year. The event was held on Wednesday in Dar es Salaam
during the Tax Payers Day organized by TRA
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By
Correspondent.
MANTRA
Tanzania Limited has once again scooped award for being overall winner in the
category of compliant large taxpayers within Kinondoni Tax Division during the
2011-2012 financial year.
The company
which has not yet started production in its proposed Mkuju River Uranium Mining
project in Namtumbo District, Ruvuma Region, is being honoured by Tanzania
Revenue Authority (TRA) for the second time for being tax compliant after it
topped other companies in the same division last year.
The award
was given on Wednesday during the TRA Tax Payers’ Day national celebration held
in Dar es Salaam and graced by Vice President Dr. Mohamed Gharib Bilal. The
initiative is to recognize and appreciate tax payers for their invaluable
contribution in revenue collection.
According
to the tax body, Mantra Tanzania met all the tax requirements and continued to
pay taxes voluntarily even before starting active production. Mantra Tanzania
Managing Director Asa Mwaipopo said at the ceremony that his company is
committed to comply to all tax policies in the mining industry adding that his
company will continue to play its obligations before and after the companies
mining project.
“As Mantra
Tanzania, we always ensure that we follow all laws governing our operations
voluntarily. We know that taxes play a pivotal role in any country’s
development. Basing on this philosophy, we have been paying all taxes
voluntarily and on time to enable the government improve infrastructure and
services that will enable the country achieve economic development,'' he
said.
“My
assurance to the public is we will continue to voluntarily pay all necessary
taxes that are in line with the countries mining policies 2010,” he added. Mr.
Mwaipopo mentioned that tax paid by his company is the withholding tax as the
company had not even started production.
He said
apart from paying tax for the benefit of entire Tanzanians, the company will
continue to ensure the communities living near the mine are supported. "We have
introduced a strong Corporate Social Responsibility unit that takes care of the
communities around the mine. There are a number of development projects that we
have introduced and there are many that are still in the pipeline. These
projects aims at supporting communities living around the mines", Mwaipopo
added.
On his
speech, Vice President said voluntary tax payment is a noble course that should
be followed by all, adding that the companies recognized in this year’s
celebrations have shown an example that should be emulated by others.
The TRA
Commissioner General, Mr Harry Kitilya said at the event that the authority's
efforts to collect more revenues in form of taxes were still undermined by the
culture of some companies and individuals of not paying taxes
voluntarily.
“There is
need for the business community to develop the culture of paying taxes", he
said. “Tax defaulting is still a big challenge to us but we shall come up with a
concrete plan to fight the vice soon,” he added. He mentioned that at the
moment, there are 100,033 tax payers in the country and tax collected and
submitted to the Treasury as at September this year is 754bn/=.
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