Govt arrives with a plan for the upgrade of the business environment

In the early 2000s, these efforts were framed and coordinated through the Business Environment Strengthening Tanzania (BEST).
The fourth phase government included the business environment reform program as one of the key result areas. The Results Now (BRN) initiative.

However, the government of the fifth phase is determined to make further improvements in the weak part of the business environment. The Blueprint for Regulatory Reforms to Improve the Business Environment demonstrates the Government's commitment to the fifth phase to create a business environment that will attract more domestic and foreign investment and thus stimulate the industrialization of the economy. country.

policies, laws, regulations, levies and taxes that require reforms to create a less expensive business environment in the country.

It also covers the fiscal implications of reforms and eventually provides recommendations that are needed to improve the business environment. Recently, at the 59th Annual General Meeting of the Tanzania Employers Association, the Minister of Trade, Investment and Industries, Charles Mwijage, said that the implementation of the plan aims to simplify processes and reduce costs.

Minister elaborated The plan covers six economic sectors (agriculture, natural resources and tourism, construction, health, energy, minerals and transport) that are prioritized in the plan five-year development plan for Tanzania.

The reforms will introduce a business-friendly environment that will boost domestic investment and attract foreign direct investment, "said the minister.

Mwijage added that this would create more jobs for Tanzanians and helping to reduce unemployment For young people in urban areas, at lower levels
"Our belief as a government is that the implementation of the plan will be successful with the cooperation between the government and the private sector "said the minister said the government wanted to attract good investors, promote innovation, strengthen local institutions and, especially, education, health and training as part of strengthening manpower capabilities as a key ingredient for higher productivity.
For his part, Professor John Mduma of the Universit Dar es Salaam said the & # 39; main objective was Professor Mduma said the plan will facilitate mechanisms & # 39; adoption and implementation that will promote and ensure a better business environment.
He added that it will provide a framework that will ensure that gains from reforms will not be eroded by the introduction of new, ineffective regulations.

The plan aims to simplify the regulatory regime for avoid duplication and overlap of mandates between / among

The Master Plan should promote transparency of the regulatory regime by using Unication Technology Platforms that provide information on regulatory processes to the general public.

"We expect that with regulatory reform and improved regulatory processes, there will be significant improvements in economic performance (industries, trade, and commerce) and ultimately the results of the well-being. to be, "he said. (19659002) Speaking of Employment Protection Legislation (EPL), he stated that it would increase the seniority of employees and therefore encourage investment in employer and employee skills), which has a positive impact on productivity and job growth. It also increases the incentives to invest in innovations.

According to Professor Mduma, specific results have revealed that there are overlapping regulatory areas. For example, the Tanzanian Bureau of Standards (TBS) and the Tanzanian Food and Drug Administration (TFDA).

He cites an example: the permit for the registration of a product is issued by the TFDA while the TBS issues a certificate of quality. Although these requirements are for different purposes, they both require the authorities to submit the same sample to similar laboratory tests.

"It is in this regard that complaints have been made that this procedure is useless." The Gift Explained
The other discovery revealed excessive regulatory payments and uncoordinated inspections . He said hotels in Tanzania were subject to at least 55 payments related to taxes, licenses, fees and royalties. Most of them are in the tourism sector.

Prof Mduma said that to open and operate hotels several licenses are needed. These are the general license of the hotel; a license to operate a restaurant and a bar; LGA license, which requires an inspection by the health officer of the authority; TFDA license, certification requirements of environmental authorities; "The fees and charges listed above are being monitored by several regulators who perform periodic and uncoordinated inspections in a company," he said.
ATE President Jayne Taylor said it was in the plan that employers in both the public and private sectors would get answers on the challenges facing businesses in various aspects, including the policies, laws, regulations, levies and taxes that require reforms to reduce costs. "As employers, we firmly believe that the plan has arrived at the right time because it covers the tax implications of the reforms and eventually provides recommendations that are necessary to improve the business environment." As employers, we firmly believe that the plan has arrived at the end of our era, "she explained.The executive director of the ATE, Dr. Agrey Mlimuka, explained that the The association continued to make efforts to improve the business environment for the country's best future, "said the president. advocate for an important friendly business environment to reduce the cost of doing business in the areas of employment and work.

In the meantime, for the above-mentioned measure to be realized, the government insists on trust between unions, employers and employers. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Prof. Elisante Ole Gabriel, told ATE that it was worthwhile to establish and maintain trust between tripartite partners as this takes time.

The Secretary General of TUCTA, Dr. Yahya Msigwa, called for a harmonious working condition they will fail to improve the quality of service and productivity.

Dr. Msigwa added that for things to do, the government and the employers were mostly needed, but never forget that without the employees, things will not happen.