Policy Forum

Policy Forum is incorporated as a non-profit company under the Companies Act of 2002.The Policy Forum (PF) is a network of 76 Tanzanian civil society organisations established in 2003 and drawn together by their specific interest in augmenting the voice of ordinary citizens to influence policy processes that help in poverty reduction, equity and democratization with a specific focus on public...

The Creative Industry Policy Reforms Required to Achieve the National Industrialization Agenda

Submitted by Web Master on Tue, 2019-06-18 12:04

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The creative and cultural sectors face policy challenges that lead to inconsistent engagement between sector players and relevant ministries/institutions, subsequently apparent unbalanced development of creative and cultural sector; disorganized, mismanaged, fragmented associations in creative and cultural industries, low entrepreneurship skills and no

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Accountability Stakeholders Debate on Current Financial Trends in Tanzania

Submitted by Web Master on Tue, 2019-05-21 12:12

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The 2017/2018 CAG’s report has indicated areas of corruptive and fraudulent transactions amounting to TZS 207.12 billion.

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The Nexus Between Taxation of the Informal Sector and Inequality

Submitted by Web Master on Thu, 2019-05-09 11:57

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The tax system can directly reduce inequality by redistributing income from rich to poor, by taxing the rich more heavily and giving the government revenues to spend on public services. In Tanzania, there is a challenge of a large and increasing informal sector which has often gone untaxed hence subjecting a higher tax burden on the few within the formal sector. This in a way cont