DOCSLIB.ORG

WT/TPR/S/384 • Tanzania

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
WT/TPR/S/384 • Tanzania WT/TPR/S/384 • Tanzania - 237 - ANNEX 4 TANZANIA WT/TPR/S/384 • Tanzania - 238 - CONTENTS 1 ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................... 243 1.1 Main Features of the Economy ................................................................................... 243 1.2 Recent Economic Developments ................................................................................. 243 1.2.1 Monetary policy ..................................................................................................... 246 1.2.2 Fiscal policy .......................................................................................................... 246 1.3 Developments in Trade and Investment ...................................................................... 247 1.3.1 Trends and patterns in merchandise and services trade .............................................. 247 1.3.1.1 Merchandise trade ............................................................................................... 247 1.3.1.2 Services trade .................................................................................................... 250 1.3.2 Trends and patterns in FDI ..................................................................................... 251 2 TRADE AND INVESTMENT REGIMES......................................................................... 253 2.1 General Framework .................................................................................................. 253 2.2 Trade Policy Formulation and Objectives ...................................................................... 254 2.2.1 Private sector involvement ...................................................................................... 255 2.3 Trade Agreements and Arrangements ......................................................................... 256 2.3.1 WTO .................................................................................................................... 256 2.3.2 Regional and preferential agreements ...................................................................... 257 2.4 Investment Regime .................................................................................................. 257 2.4.1 Overview .............................................................................................................. 258 2.4.2 Investment restrictions ........................................................................................... 259 2.4.3 Incentives and promotion ....................................................................................... 259 2.4.4 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Export Processing Zones (EPZs) ........................... 261 2.4.5 Business environment and taxation .......................................................................... 264 3 TRADE POLICIES AND PRACTICES BY MEASURE ...................................................... 267 3.1 Measures Directly Affecting Imports ............................................................................ 267 3.1.1 Customs procedures, valuation, and requirements ..................................................... 267 3.1.1.1 Customs valuation .............................................................................................. 269 3.1.2 Rules of origin ....................................................................................................... 269 3.1.3 Tariffs .................................................................................................................. 269 3.1.4 Other charges affecting imports ............................................................................... 270 3.1.4.1 VAT ................................................................................................................... 271 3.1.4.2 Excise ................................................................................................................ 272 3.1.5 Import prohibitions, restrictions, and licensing .......................................................... 274 3.1.6 Anti-dumping, countervailing, and safeguard measures .............................................. 275 3.1.7 Other measures affecting imports ............................................................................ 275 3.2 Measures Directly Affecting Exports ............................................................................ 276 3.2.1 Customs procedures and requirements ..................................................................... 276 3.2.2 Taxes, charges, and levies ...................................................................................... 276 3.2.3 Export prohibitions, restrictions, and licensing ........................................................... 276 WT/TPR/S/384 • Tanzania - 239 - 3.2.4 Export support and promotion ................................................................................. 278 3.2.5 Export finance, insurance, and guarantees ................................................................ 279 3.2.5.1 Finance and insurance ......................................................................................... 279 3.2.5.2 Guarantees ........................................................................................................ 279 3.3 Measures Affecting Production and Trade ..................................................................... 279 3.3.1 Incentives ............................................................................................................. 279 3.3.2 Standards and other technical requirements ............................................................. 280 3.3.3 Sanitary and phytosanitary requirements .................................................................. 281 3.3.4 Competition policy and price controls ....................................................................... 282 3.3.4.1 Competition ....................................................................................................... 282 3.3.4.2 Price controls...................................................................................................... 283 3.3.5 State trading, SOEs, and privatization ...................................................................... 283 3.3.5.1 State trading ...................................................................................................... 283 3.3.5.2 Privatization ....................................................................................................... 284 3.3.5.3 State-owned enterprises (SOEs) ........................................................................... 284 3.3.6 Government procurement ....................................................................................... 284 3.3.7 Intellectual property rights ...................................................................................... 286 4 TRADE POLICIES BY SECTOR ................................................................................... 289 4.1 Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries ............................................................................. 289 4.1.1 Agriculture ............................................................................................................ 289 4.1.1.1 Production ......................................................................................................... 289 4.1.1.2 Trade ................................................................................................................ 291 4.1.1.3 Policy ................................................................................................................ 293 4.1.1.3.1 Overview ........................................................................................................ 293 4.1.1.3.2 Taxation.......................................................................................................... 294 4.1.1.3.3 Support programmes and initiatives ................................................................... 295 4.1.1.3.4 Marketing boards ............................................................................................. 297 4.1.1.4 Major agricultural subsectors ................................................................................ 298 4.1.1.4.1 Cashew nuts .................................................................................................... 298 4.1.1.4.2 Livestock ......................................................................................................... 300 4.1.1.4.3 Cloves ............................................................................................................ 302 4.1.2 Forestry ................................................................................................................ 302 4.1.3 Fisheries ............................................................................................................... 306 4.1.3.1 Framework and fisheries management................................................................... 306 4.1.3.2 Production and trade ........................................................................................... 308 4.2 Mining and Energy .................................................................................................... 309 4.2.1 Mining .................................................................................................................. 309 4.2.1.1 Developments .................................................................................................... 310 4.2.1.2
Load more

Recommended publications
  • World Bank Document
    CA. 7h?F Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Public Disclosure Authorized Report No. P-3547-TA REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS Public Disclosure Authorized ON A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CREDIT OF SDR 5.9 MILLION (AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO US$6.3 MILLION) TO THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA Public Disclosure Authorized FOR A COAL ENGINEERING PROJECT .May 2, 1983 Public Disclosure Authorized This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit = Tanzania Shilling (TSh) TSh 1.00 = US$0.11 US$1.00 = TSh 9.40 US$1.00 = SDR 0.927 (As the Tanzania Shilling is officially valued in relation to a basket of the currencies of Tanzania's trading partners, the USDollar/Tanzania Shilling exchange rate is subject to change. Conversions in this report were made at US$1.00 to TSh 9.40 which was the level set in the most recent exchange rate adjustment in March 1982. The USDollar/SDR exchange rate used in this report is that of March 31, 1983.) ABBREVTATIONS AND ACRONYMS CDC - Colonial (now Commonwealth) Development Corporation MOM - Ministry of Minerals MWE - Ministry of Water and Energy STAMICO - State Mining Corporation TANESCO - Tanzania Electric Supply Company TPDC - Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation toe - tonnes of oil equivalent tpy - tonnes per year FISCAL YEAR Government - July 1 to June 30 TrANZANIA FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Coal Engineering Project Credit and Project Summary Borrower: United Republic of Tanzania Beneficiary: Ministry of Minerals (MOM) and State, Mining Corporation (STAMICO) Amount: SDR 5.9 million (US$6.3 million equivalent) Terms: Standard Project Description: The project would support Government efforts ro evaluate the economic potential of the indigenous coal resources of Tanzania.
    [Show full text]
  • Download This Publication
    Chr. Michelsen Institute Report Development Studies and Human Rights Taxation, aid and democracy Research Programme 2000-2003 Final Report March 2004 Odd-Helge Fjeldstad and Ole Therkildsen www.cmi.no Table of content INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................................1 MAJOR FINDINGS ......................................................................................................................................................1 The politics of taxation........................................................................................................................................2 Taxation and accountability................................................................................................................................2 Reform of tax administration ..............................................................................................................................3 Local government taxation..................................................................................................................................3 Foreign aid and fiscal reforms............................................................................................................................4 CONTINUATION OF TAX RESEARCH...........................................................................................................................4 PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER FORMS OF RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ...........................................................................6
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report 2018
    Annual Report www.cmi.no 1 • CMIS EXECUTIVE BOARD 2 • DIRECTOR’S INTRO Knowledge for global development and justice. Annual Report Contents 05 Director's intro 06 2018 Highlights 11 CMI Organisation 2018 HIGHLIGHTS 2018 12 Staff list 4 • 14 Board of Directors 2018 16 Publications 2018 22 Board of Directors' report 25 Financial Statements 36 Auditor’s Report 2018 Director's intro: Working on the greatest challenges of our time For almost 90 years, CMI has addressed real-world challenges by combining research excellence with a dedication to make new knowledge available for practical use. Our founder, the late Christian Michelsen, defined the institute’s over-arching purpose: to promote tolerance and mutual understanding Good teamwork is an important between nations and peoples. We success factor. I am also pleased humbly carry this mission forward by that we have defined bold ambitions devoting our time, talents and efforts for future development and growth. INTRO DIRECTOR’S to developing and communicating The first step in a comprehensive 5 • knowledge that addresses the huge recruitment process was recently global inequalities in human life completed, and we are happy to conditions. I am impressed by the work welcome several new colleagues in our staff have been doing in 2018. the near future. Our research output has been very 2018 starkly reminded us of the risks high and of excellent quality. The we face when working in countries success rate we had in the Research ridden by war and conflict. We are Council is probably the best ever. We immensely grateful that we have not also made important steps to further lost anyone.
    [Show full text]
  • Governing Petroleum Resources Prospects and Challenges for Tanzania
    Governing Petroleum Resources Prospects and Challenges for Tanzania Edited by Odd-Helge Fjeldstad • Donald Mmari • Kendra Dupuy Governing Petroleum Resources: Prospects and Challenges for Tanzania Edited by Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Donald Mmari and Kendra Dupuy Content Editors iv Acknowledgements v Contributors vi Forewords xi Abbreviations xiv Part I: Becoming a petro-state: An overview of the petroleum sector in Tanzania 1 Governing Petroleum Resources: 1. Petroleum resources, institutions and politics: An introduction to the book Prospects and Challenges for Tanzania Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Donald Mmari and Kendra Dupuy 4 2. The evolution and current status of the petroleum sector in Tanzania Donald Mmari, James Andilile and Odd-Helge Fjeldstad 13 PART II: The legislative framework and fiscal management of the petroleum sector 23 3. The legislative landscape of the petroleum sector in Tanzania James Andilile, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad and Donald Mmari 26 4. An overview of the fiscal systems for the petroleum sector in Tanzania Donald Mmari, James Andilile, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad and Aslak Orre 35 5. Is the current fiscal regime suitable for the development of Tanzania’s offshore gas reserves? Copyright © Chr. Michelsen Institute 2019 James Andilile, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Donald Mmari and Aslak Orre 42 Copyright © Repoa 2019 6. Negotiating Tanzania’s gas future: What matters for investment and government revenues? Thomas Scurfield and David Manley 49 CMI 7. Uncertain potential: Managing Tanzania’s gas revenues P. O. Box 6033 Thomas Scurfield and David Mihalyi 59 N-5892 Bergen 8. Non-resource taxation in a resource-rich setting Norway Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Cornel Jahari, Donald Mmari and Ingrid Hoem Sjursen 66 [email protected] 9.
    [Show full text]
  • 2.2. Illicit Financial Flows in Different Contexts
    Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Draining Development? from Developing Countries Developing from ofIllicitFunds Flows Controlling Peter Reuter Peter edited by DRAINING DEVELOPMENT? DRAINING DEVELOPMENT? Controlling Flows of Illicit Funds from Developing Countries Edited by PETER REUTER THE WORLD BANK © 2012 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / International Development Association or The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000 Internet: www.worldbank.org 1 2 3 4 15 14 13 12 This volume is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The fi ndings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this volume do not necessarily re- fl ect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Rights and Permissions The material in this work is subject to copyright. Because The World Bank encourages dissemination of its knowledge, this work may be reproduced, in whole or in part, for noncommercial purposes as long as full attribution to the work is given. For permission to reproduce any part of this work for commercial purposes, please send a request with complete information to the Copyright Clearance Center Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA; telephone: 978-750-8400; fax: 978-750-4470; Internet: www.copyright.com.
    [Show full text]
  • Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 5/Friday, January 8, 2021/Notices
    1560 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 5 / Friday, January 8, 2021 / Notices The Interest Rates are: 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, system determined by the President to Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. meet substantially the standards, Percent SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice practices, and procedures of the KPCS. of an Administrative declaration for the The referenced regulations are For Physical Damage:. contained at 31 CFR part 592 (‘‘Rough Homeowners With Credit Avail- State of California, dated 06/17/2020, is able Elsewhere ...................... 2.375 hereby amended to establish the Diamond Control Regulations’’) (68 FR Homeowners Without Credit incident period for this disaster as 45777, August 4, 2003). Available Elsewhere .............. 1.188 beginning 05/26/2020 and continuing Section 6(b) of the Act requires the Businesses With Credit Avail- through 12/28/2020. President to publish in the Federal able Elsewhere ...................... 6.000 All other information in the original Register a list of all Participants, and all Businesses Without Credit declaration remains unchanged. Importing and Exporting Authorities of Available Elsewhere .............. 3.000 Participants, and to update the list as Non-Profit Organizations With (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008) necessary. Section 2 of Executive Order Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.750 13312 of July 29, 2003 delegates this Non-Profit Organizations With- Jovita Carranza, function to the Secretary of State. out Credit Available Else- Administrator. where ..................................... 2.750 Section 3(7) of the Act defines For Economic Injury:. [FR Doc. 2021–00169 Filed 1–7–21; 8:45 am] ‘‘Participant’’ as a state, customs Businesses & Small Agricultural BILLING CODE 8026–03–P territory, or regional economic Cooperatives Without Credit integration organization identified by Available Elsewhere .............
    [Show full text]
  • Background of Community-Based Conservation
    Beyond Community: "Global" Conservation Networks and "Local" Organization in Tanzania and Zanzibar Item Type text; Electronic Dissertation Authors Dean, Erin Publisher The University of Arizona. Rights Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. Download date 30/09/2021 01:23:33 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195624 BEYOND COMMUNITY: “GLOBAL” CONSERVATION NETWORKS AND “LOCAL” ORGANIZATION IN TANZANIA AND ZANZIBAR by Erin Dean _____________________ A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY In the Graduate College THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 2007 2 THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA GRADUATE COLLEGE As members of the Dissertation Committee, we certify that we have read the dissertation prepared by ERIN DEAN entitled BEYOND COMMUNITY: "GLOBAL" CONSERVATION NETWORKS AND "LOCAL" ORGANIZATION IN TANZANIA AND ZANZIBAR and recommend that it be accepted as fulfilling the dissertation requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy _______________________________________________________________________ Date: August 14, 2007 Diane Austin _______________________________________________________________________ Date: August 14, 2007 Mamadou Baro _______________________________________________________________________
    [Show full text]
  • Transfer Pricing Guidelines
    TANZANIA REVENUE AUTHORITY TRANSFER PRICING GUIDELINES PREFACE The Transfer pricing guideline (hereinafter referred to as the guidelines) has been drafted as a practical guide and is not intended to be a prescriptive or an exhaustive discussion of every transfer pricing issue that might arise. Each transfer pricing arrangement case will be decided on its own factors and circumstances, taking into account the taxpayers’ business strategies and commercial judgment. These Guidelines will be periodically reviewed and revised on an ongoing basis. Page 0 of 39 Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 1 2.0 OBJECTIVE OF THE GUIDELINES.......................................................................... 1 3.0 SCOPE ..................................................................................................................... 2 4.0 DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGIES................................................................... 2 5.0 POSITION OF THE LAW ...................................................................................... 4 6.0 THE ARM’S LENGTH PRINCIPLE ...................................................................... 4 7.0 DETERMINATION OF ARM’S LENGTH PRICE .................................................... 5 8.0 COMPARABILITY ANALYSIS ................................................................................. 9 9.0 FACTORS DETERMINING COMPARABILITY .................................................... 10 10.0 ACCEPTABLE
    [Show full text]
  • The Impact of Fiscal Policy on Income Distribution in Tanzania: a Computable General Equilibrium Analysis
    working paper 2019-07 The Impact of Fiscal Policy on Income Distribution in Tanzania: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis Asiya I. Maskaeva Joel J. Mmasa Nicodemas C. Lema Msafiri E. Mgeni April 2019 The Impact of Fiscal Policy on Income Distribution in Tanzania: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis Abstract The Tanzanian government has established a goal to transform the country into a middle-income and semi-industrialized state by 2025. To promote this transformation, the government exempted the Value Added Tax on capital commodities in FY 2017-2018 as a way to promote utilization of these commodities by manufacturing industries and generate growth, employment, and increased incomes. This study analyzes the impact of a reduction in Value Added Tax on capital commodities (electricity, vehicles, machinery, and equipment) under two different closure rules: (1) fixed governmental expenditures and flexible governmental savings (2) flexible governmental expenditures and fixed governmental savings. Under the first regime, government savings declined and industries that depended heavily on government investments suffered. In the second, output increased for all industrial sectors, leading to a decrease in average unemployment. Real consumption increased for all but the richest household categories. JEL: C68, E62, H50, E64 Keywords: Fiscal Policy, Government Budget, Household Income, CGE Modelling, Social Accounting Matrix Authors Dr. Asiya I. Maskaeva Dr. Joel J. Mmasa Senior Lecturer, University of Dodoma Lecturer, University of
    [Show full text]
  • Prospectus 2016/2017
    MINERAL RESOURCES INSTITUTE (MRI) P. O. Box 1696, Dodoma, Tanzania Telephone/Fax: +255 (0) 26 23 00 472 / +255 (0) 26 23 03 159 E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected] Website: www.mri.ac.tz PROSPECTUS 2016/2017 August, 2016 Prospectus 2016/2017 i FORWORD We are very pleased to welcome you to undertake tertiary studies at The Mineral Resources Institute (MRI). This Prospectus will provide you with a flavour of academic life in our Institution. The Mineral Resources Institute (MRI) is an institution of Earth Sciences Education which was established by the former Ministry of Minerals in Dodoma in August, 1982. It is fully accredited by the National Council for Technical Education (NACTE) to offer Geology and Mineral Exploration, mining engineering, Petroleum Geoscience, Mineral Processing Engineering and Environmental Engineering and Management in Mines programmes leading to the qualifications of National Technical Awards (NTA) level 4 – 6. NTA level 4 programmes lead to Basic Technician Certificate, NTA level 5 programme lead to Technician Certificate and NTA level 6 programme lead to Ordinary Diploma Certificate. Along with the introduction of the new curricula, the previous curricula leading to Mineral Resources Technology Certificate and Full Technician Certificate in Earth Sciences have already been phased out. With the cooperation of main stakeholders under the auspices of the Ministry of Energy and Minerals (MEM), the Institute is still undergoing transformation to match with the envisaged expectations and aspirations of the Tanzania. Our ultimate goal is to transform our institution to be the best academic institution in Africa in 25 years from 2012 in areas of quality training in mining sector including gemology and petroleum sciences; quality research in geological sciences and mining related sciences and quality consultancy and provisional of sound short courses.
    [Show full text]
  • A Multi-Agency Task Team Working Together to End Destructive Blast Fishing
    Fiche 33 by © IOC-SmartFish© A Multi-Agency Task Team Working together to end destructive blast fishing Background The story Blast fishing, also known as dynamite fishing, is a highly Many factors contribute to the prevalence of blast fishing in destructive, illegal method of catching fish which uses dynamite Tanzania; the low cost and easy accessibility of explosives or other types of explosives to send shock-waves through the from the mining sector, road construction projects and water, stunning or killing fish which are then collected and sold. cement factories; the relatively easy methods of making Blast fishing can be lucrative: both from the sale of the fish home-made explosives using simple ingredients such as a caught and also from the trade of illegal explosives. Improvised plastic bottle filled with chemical fertilizers and diesel; the explosive devices may explode prematurely and have been low and ineffective rate of enforcement and prosecutions; known to injure or kill the person using them, or innocent environmental stresses resulting in reduced catches by bystanders. traditional fishing methods; and the high levels of poverty and unemployment. Blast fishing was first recorded in Africa in the early 1960s and while it has been brought under control in neighbouring Law enforcement is severely hampered by corruption of some countries it remains a huge problem in Tanzania. Blast fishing officials who tip off blast fishers about patrols, and intimidation occurs along the entire Tanzanian coastline and often takes of officials and the local community who fear the consequences place within the coral reefs, biodiversity hotspots that provide of informing on blast fishers1 .
    [Show full text]
  • Designing a Tax System for Micro and Small Businesses
    www.ifc.org 202-473-3800Facsimile202-974-4384 Telephone DC20433USA Washington, NW, 2121 PennsylvaniaAvenue, 42435 Designing a Tax System for Micro and Small Businesses Small and Micro for System Tax a Designing Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Guide forPractitioners Guide Businesses: andSmall Micro for System Tax a Designing Designing a Tax System for Micro and Small Businesses: Guide for Practitioners The World Bank Group (in collaboration with DFID) December 2007 © 2007 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION 2121 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington D.C., 20433 All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First Printing: December 2007 This information, while based on sources that IFC considers to be reliable, is not guaranteed as to accuracy and does not purport to be complete. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments of the countries which they repre- sent. The information in this work is not intended to serve as legal advice. The World Bank Group does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work and accepts no responsibility for any consequences of the use of such data. The denominations and geographical names in this publication are used solely for the convenience of the reader and do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IFC, the World Bank, or other affiliates concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city, area, or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its boundaries or national affiliation.
    [Show full text]