The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) targets to collect more than 3tn/- from the tax payers in the 2007/2008 fiscal year.
TRA Commissioner General Harry Kitillya revealed this yesterday during the official launching of the Taxpayers Day.
Kitillya said 38 per cent of the total revenue collection would come from the biggest contributing compliant taxpayers.
He said the target of revenue collection for this fiscal year had increased by 30 per cent compared to last year.
`This is a challenge for us to organise ourselves and see how we can fulfill this target,` Kitillya said.
He said TRA was currently implementing a five-year strategic plan in which among other things, reforms were done to improve the tax collection system.
Commissioner Kitillya said the first four months of July, August, September and October had shown great achievements in collection of revenue.
`These four months have shown good signs, if all factors remain constant we shall be in a position to reach the stated amount of 3tn/-,` he said.
He said still there was more to be done to ensure that all people paid tax as required.
Tax evasion was still a problem, for example, in cargo tracks, and trans trade in which there was incorrect information tendered.
He however said the Taxpayer Day would be associated with various activities intended to create a good relationship between TRA and the taxpayers.
`By creating good relations, people will pay tax willingly and this would help to minimise the cost incurred for collecting revenue,` Kitillya observed.
The Taxpayers` Day would be associated with various activities such as tax payers` educational seminars, launch of special taxpayers` song, awarding winners of students` tax competition, he said.
`The climax of the day which is November 20, will include among other things awarding of compliant taxpayers,` he said.
The Taxpayers` Day was first marked in 2006 and aims to recognise taxpayers` contribution in the country`s development and the fostering of closer relations.
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