Imboni Yezokundiza YaseTanzania Yehliswe Ngokukhululelwa I-VAT

Umkhakha wezokundiza eTanzania uphefumule kakhulu, ngenxa yoshintsho lwemithetho kahulumeni ukuze anikeze ikhefu lentela, emzamweni wokukhuthaza ukukhula kwezimboni ezihlangene zezindiza nezokuvakasha ezibiza izigidigidi zamarandi.

Izimboni ezimbili ezizuza umnotho waseTanzania imali elinganiselwa ku-$2.6 billion ngonyaka - ngaphansi kwesambulela somkhakha wezokuvakasha - zixhumene kakhulu, njengoba ezokuvakasha zithembele kwezokundiza ukuletha izivakashi, namabhange ezindiza kwezokuvakasha ukuze akhiqize isidingo futhi agcwalise izihlalo.

Ethula isabelomali sika-2023/24 ePhalamende e-Dodoma ngesonto eledlule UNgqongqoshe wezeziMali nokuHlela, uDkt. Mwigulu Nchemba isichibiyelo esihlongozwayo somthetho ukuze kuphoqelelwe ukukhululwa kwi-VAT ekuthengisweni nasekuqashisweni kwamaphepha omthetho wezindiza, okunikeza inhlansi yethemba abadlali bezindiza nezokuvakasha ukuze kukhuliswe amabhizinisi futhi kugxumeke eminye imikhakha yezomnotho.

“Ngiphakamisa ukuthi kuchitshiyelwe ingxenye I yohlelo kuValue added tax Act, Cap. 148 ukufaka nokukhululwa kwi-VAT ekuthengisweni nasekuqashisweni kwezindiza, injini yendiza noma izingxenye zomuntu osebenza ngezokuthutha emoyeni” kusho uDkt. Mwigulu enkulumweni yakhe yesabelomali.

Lokhu kusho ukuthi uhulumeni ufuna ukuhlehlisa isinyathelo esithathwe onyakeni wezimali wezi-2022/23 mayelana nokuhlinzekwa kwezinsiza zokuqasha ngomoya, njengoba uhlose ukuhambisana nemizamo yokuvuselela imboni yezokuvakasha kanye nesinyathelo esibalulekile sikaMongameli uDkt. Samia Suluhu Hassan ukukhangisa Tanzania njengendawo yezokuvakasha kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali, ngefilimu ye-Royal Tour.

UDkt. Mwigulu ngamazwi akhe uthe: “Indlela yokukhululwa kwi-VAT ihlose ukweseka ukukhula kwemboni yezokundiza nokwehlisa izindleko zebhizinisi nokutshala imali”.

USihlalo webhodi leTanzania Air Operators Association (TAOA), uCaptain Maynard Mkumbwa usamukele lesi senzo sikahulumeni, wathi kunikeza amathuba amaningi okuthi imboni yezomnotho ebalulekile ikhule ngokukhulu ukudlula imingcele.

“Lokhu bekulokhu kusikhathaza kakhulu ngaso sonke isikhathi. Nokho, i-TAOA iyawazisa uhulumeni ngokucabangela. Ukubonga kwethu okukhulu kuya kuMongameli uDkt. Samia Suluhu Hassan ngemizamo yakhe eqotho yokudala isimo sebhizinisi esikahle” kuphawula uKaputeni Mkumbwa.

Isikhulu esiphezulu se-TAOA, uNkz Lathifa Sykes, sithe iVAT ezinkampanini eziqasha amabhanoyi iqukethe imbewu yokucekela phansi njengoba idale uthuthuva yanciphisa nokutshalwa kwezimali embonini yezindiza.

Umkhakha omncane wezokundiza uyinsika ebalulekile kwezokuvakasha eTanzania njengoba unikela ngesabelo esifanelekile semali yangaphandle ezweni.

“Ngiswele amazwi okuthi uhulumeni nephalamende bakulalele ukukhala kwethu. Njengoba sifuna ukuvula ikhono eligcwele lezokuvakasha ukuze ilethe imali eningi yangaphandle, ngeke sikwazi ukukushalazela ukundiza ngendiza ngoba idlala indima ebalulekile yokuvakasha ezivakashini eziningi” kusho uNksz Sykes.

I-CEO ye-TAOA izwakalise ukuthi uma izindiza zithengeka, isibonelo nge-VAT, ukukhululwa, ukutshala imali emkhakheni ongaphansi kwezokundiza kuba nenzuzo enkulu.

Ngokukhula kokutshalwa kwezimali embonini yezindiza, uchaze njengomthetho oyisisekelo wokuhlinzekwa kwezidingo kanye nesidingo uphakamisa ukuthi imali yendiza iyafinyeleleka.

“Lokhu kuzodala ukuthi kwande ukuhamba ngezindiza kuleli nakwamanye amazwe. Abatshalizimali bazojabula ngenzuzo kanjalo nohulumeni uzongenisa imali ethe xaxa ngentela” kugcizelela uNksz Sykes.

I-TAOA yinhlangano esekelwe kumalungu ehlose ukugqugquzela ukuthuthukiswa okusemthethweni nokunesibopho kwemboni yezokundiza ngokuqinisekisa ukuphepha, ukusebenza kahle, ukujwayela kanye nokusebenza kwezomnotho.

Ihlinzeka ngenkundla efanayo yokukhuthaza izinqubo ezingcono kakhulu futhi ibandakanyeka ekukhulumeni ngempumelelo nohulumeni ngokusebenzisa iziphathimandla ezinomthwalo wemfanelo.