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Tanzania scraps fees on electronic transactions

Tanzania's Finance and Planning Minister Mwigulu Nchemba.

Tanzania's Finance and Planning Minister Mwigulu Nchemba. PHOTO | FILE

By  The Citizen  &  BEATRICE MATERU

Tanzania on Tuesday backtracked on implementing levies on electronic transactions, which took effect on August 15, following a public outcry.

The levies will be done away with on October 1, Finance and Planning Minister Mwigulu Nchemba told Parliament.

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