(eTN) – Umthombo othe rhoqo osuka eDar es Salaam uqinisekisile okwethutyana ukuba iVAT (iRhafu eyoNgeziweyo) ekudala ilindelwe kubakhenkethi xa besuka kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saMazwe ngaMazwe seJulius Nyerere eDar es Salaam okanye kwiSikhululo seenqwelomoya saMazwe ngaMazwe saseKilimanjaro ngaphandle kweArusha kufuneka. ukuqalisa ukuza kuNyaka oMtsha ka-2012.
Impahla ethengwe ngabakhenkethi abangengabo abemi bamazwe angaphandle iyakufanelekela ukubuyiselwa imali ye-VAT kwi-TRA ezinikeleyo - i-ofisi yeRhafu yaseTanzania - i-ofisi kuzo zombini izikhululo zeenqwelomoya ukuba ukuthengwa kukonke kuyi-400,000 yeesheleni zaseTanzania (US$254). Kwalo mthombo mnye nangona wachaza ukuba "iingxaki zamazinyo" zisenokubakho ukuba abanye abakhenkethi baphose elo thuba lokufumana imali, ukuba kunokwenzeka iingxaki zolungiselelo zifuna ukusonjululwa kodwa, ukuba kunjalo, inokuba yethutyana. Ixesha lokumba ezo pokotho kwaye uthenge, uthenge, uthenge iimpahla ezenziwe eTanzania, iicurios, amalaphu, kunye nezinye izikhumbuzo kunye nokusasaza ubutyebi obuncinci kwilizwe?
Ngayiphi na imeko, iindaba ezilungileyo ezivela eTanzania kubakhenkethi, okwenza indawo ekusingwa ibe nomtsalane ngakumbi kubakhenkethi bangaphandle. Ndilinde nje ngoku xa iKenya, iUganda neRwanda ziya kulandela lo mkhwa.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- A regular source from Dar es Salaam has provisionally confirmed that the long-awaited VAT (Value Added Tax) refunds for tourists on departure from either Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam or from the Kilimanjaro International Airport outside Arusha are due to start come the New Year 2012.
- Goods purchased by non-resident foreign tourists do qualify for a VAT refund from a dedicated TRA – Tanzania Revenue Authority – office at both airports as long as purchases overall are at least 400,000 Tanzanian shillings (US$254).
- In any case, good news from Tanzania for tourists, making the destination certainly more attractive for foreign visitors.
