TANZANIA: Church should avoid being listed among Tax Evader
The TEC Secretary General Very Rev. Fr. Raymond Saba has called on all the Institutions of the Catholic Church in Tanzania to take a leading role in adhering to tax procedures as stipulated by law to avoid being listed among Tax evaders.
Speaking during the opening of the 4- day Training on Financial Management for Diocesan personnel of Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) held in Dar es Salaam on 6th February, 2018, Fr. Saba said, the Church should follow the laws of the country adding that it is a requirement by the government for every diocese to have a registration certificate and to carry out audit of different church owned institutions.
Presenting the background of the training the Deputy Secretary-General of AMECEA, Rev. Fr. Chrisantus Ndaga said that the training aimed at building the capacity of Diocesan Executive personnel with reference to the spirit of AMECEA Fathers.
“It is our expectation that similar trainings are re-organized at the diocesan level to answer to some of the challenges the diocese and its institutions are facing,” he said adding that “it is our responsibility to make diocesan personnel are reached by these trainings.”
The training brought together 60 participants from the Metropolitan Archdioceses of Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Dodoma, and Songea while the other remaining metropolitan (of Mwanza and Tabora) will have it by next week.
The participants included Diocesan Directors, Financial Administrators & Coordinators and Project Managers. They were also trained on Church administration, project Planning and Management, Taxation, Financial Management, Business Ethics and Resource Mobilization.
The workshop was supported by USCCB – Pastoral solidarity Fund for the Church in Africa.
By Pascal Mwanache, Dar es salaam
