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CSOs Debate on Nexus Between Tax Reform and Decentralization Policies

Submitted by Web Master on Tue, 2018-07-17 14:03

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CSOs in Tanzania have called for increased clarity of the division of functions and responsibilities of the central and local government administrations in the country if decentralisation by devolution is to work.

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Financial Secrecy Index 2018: The Fight Against Illicit Financial Flows

Submitted by Web Master on Fri, 2018-06-08 10:32

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The 2018 Financial Secrecy Index, a tool for measuring global financial secrecy and secrecy jurisdictions, presents some worrying signs for the emerging economies in Africa and threaten to potentially undermine the sustainability of their development trajectory. Tanzania scored a high secrecy score of 73.

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Tanzania Tax Justice Coalition Position Statement Domestic Resource Mobilisation: Raising Revenue the Business-friendly way

Submitted by Web Master on Wed, 2018-05-30 15:05

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Preamble: For a country like Tanzania to meet its inclusive development objectives and realistically fund essential services such as provision of clean and safe water, healthcare, education and infrastructure, it needs reliable sources of own revenue including from taxes.

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Budget Working Group 2018/19 Pre Budget Position Statement

Submitted by Web Master on Fri, 2018-05-18 11:10

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Preamble: The Policy Forum (PF) Budget Working Group welcomes yet another opportunity to share views regarding the performance of previous budgets and propose some recommendations that we believe are worth consideration during current parliamentary deliberations for the 2018/19 budget to be concluded late in June.

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Policy Forum Bids Farewell To Kepa

Submitted by Web Master on Thu, 2018-05-10 15:47

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2016/2017 CAG Report: Stakeholders Propose Improvements to Financial Accountability

Submitted by Web Master on Thu, 2018-05-10 13:23

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The recently released 2016/17 Controller & Auditor General Report has revealed a number of challenges relating to effective financial accountability at the local level including under and over-disbursements, massive amounts of unspent funds by local government authorities, drop in revenue collections and ineffective use of spent monies.

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Open Budget Survey: Tanzania Drops Substantially in Fiscal Transparency

Submitted by Web Master on Wed, 2018-04-04 14:04

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Findings of the 2017 survey conducted by the International Budget Partnership (IBP) reveals that Tanzania has scored a lowly 10 out of 100, implying it is a country that provides scant or no information on public budgets.

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A Short Video: 2017 Implemented Activities by Policy Forum

Submitted by Web Master on Mon, 2018-03-26 13:03

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This video provides an account of work done in 2017 under the network's outcome one which aim to strengthen PF members' capacity to influence and monitor the implementation of policies relating to public resources. Second, it covers the activities carried out with the intention of enhancing state responsiveness to Policy Forum’s advocacy agenda relating to increased domestic resource mobilization and the accountable use of public resources.

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Policy Forum Trains Representatives of the President's Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG) on the Sustainable Development Goals

Submitted by Web Master on Thu, 2018-03-22 12:08

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Tanzania is among the countries that adopted the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and translating the same to its own development initiatives such as the Development Vision 2025 and the Five Year Development Plan II (2016/17 – 2020/21).

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CSOs Urge Efficient Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals for Better Social Economic Results

Submitted by Web Master on Tue, 2018-03-13 20:41

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Agenda 2030 provides an unheralded opportunity to address the persistent challenges facing the world, including poverty, growing inequalities, and environmental degradation. Through it, world leaders have committed to addressing the economic, social and environmental issues standing in the way of sustainable development. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide an opportunity to build on positive national development and address fundamental challenges in comprehensive and systematic ways.