ZANZIBAR Revenue Authority (ZRA) has in the past nine months collected a total of 559.49bn/- surpassing its goal to collect 536.21bn/- in the third quarter of the 2023/24 financial years

Addressing reporters here on Tuesday, ZRA Commissioner General Yusuf Juma Mwenda said the collection was equivalent to 104.34 percent.

He said the increase of collections was attributed to various factors including increase of the authority’s efficiency, investment in digital systems and in the construction of infrastructure.

Other contributing factors to the increase of collections are the increase of investment projects as well as social and economic activities resulting from good economic policies put in place by the government.

 “The increase of collections is also attributed to improved awareness among taxpayers and the public in general as well as the strengthened collection systems and expanded economic activities,” he said.

Mwenda said that ZRA has also increased cooperation with other institutions such as Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA), tourism sector, immigration department as well as friendly relations with taxpayers.

He further said that the authority will continue to implement strategies to further increase collections including addressing unnecessary inconveniences in regional tax offices.

“We will also invest in in-house training for our staff in order to increase efficiency in management and customer care,” he said.

He added that the authority will also continue to heighten relations with taxpayers by increasing education and providing prompt response to their challenges.