How does the regulatory watchdog set minimum rates in a free market?

[Kibanga Ampiga Mkoloni]

Kuna uwezekano kuna Ngoma tunacheza tusio ijua au tunakwenda kishabiki tu, Nikisoma hapo chini na nikikumbuka maelezo ya Shamte kwenye TV juzi wakati wanabishana, nashindwa kuelewa hawa jamaa wanaashitakiwa kwa kutoza Gharama nafuu kuliko bei elekezi, JE HILI LIPO SAWA? Je kazi za za hawa Regukatory Authority ni kuilinda Serekali na mnapato au kulinda wananchi ?


THE communications industry regulator has suspended all services provided by a local firm, Six Telecoms Tanzania Limited, for allegedly occasioning a loss of 7.7 million US dollars (about 15bn/-) to the government

This follows an impromptu inspection by the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) at Six Telecoms’ offices and facilities in Dar es Salaam yesterday.

The company, among others, is accused of charging lower tariffs on international calls than those indicated by the industry watchdog. By charging the lower tariffs of US 16 cents as opposed to US 25 cents, the government has been denied its requisite share of revenues, according to TCRA officials.

On its website, the company describes itself as a provider of an extensive range of products and services for the wholesale, enterprise and retail markets.

It goes on to boast as the pioneer of international gateway business through investments and focus on network architecture and infrastructure.

“Through strategic relationships with SEACOM, TEAMS and EASSy, the undersea fibre-optic cables straddling the East African coast, we have been able to establish connectivity with Western Europe, Asia and the Middle East, furthering our ability to provide quality access,” the company says on its website.

A senior TCRA legal officer, Mr Johannes Kalungura, accused the company of failing to adhere to directives issued by the communications authority.

“Our statistics show that the company has occasioned a loss of 7.7 million US dollars on international calls and other communication services offered by the firm,” the official charged.

He added: “We have thus switched off the operating systems and confiscated some gadgets for further investigations. Customers of Six Telecoms will remain without services until further notice.”

Shortly thereafter, police officers who were accompanying the TCRA officials apprehended the Managing Director of Six Telecoms, Mr Rashid Shamte, to record a statement awaiting further actions.

Mr Shamte claimed that he had earlier discussed the matter with the management of TCRA and made payments on arrears that the company owed the communications watchdog. He admitted however that his firm had been charging US 16 cents per minute on international calls as opposed to US 25 cents set by TCRA.

 

[Wacha1]

If the price of 25 cents is correct then the government expects a revenue of ... ... lets say 20% of that (if is correct), which gives it a 5 cent revenue. If the operator reduces that price to 15 cents the Government still maintains its share of 5 cent, therefore the operator gets 10 cents instead of 20cents.

BTW I said this a few weeks ago, that the regulator is asleep. They should go to Voda and the rest of the operators. I can gurantee you that, all of them are using the same system to steal the government revenue.

 

[Eric Cartman]

From the looks the government is not concerned with value competition at all in the market from their perspective what matters is the maximum they can get on what is available rather than fostering sectoral growth which can entice many players. Measures which might benefit businesses and consumers due to increasing competition and increase in tax bases for the government, that is not a priority at the moment they are just happy as things are together with what they have.

Who benefits from such measures the likes of Voda, Tigo and Airtel to continue with their oligopoly they have created whilst the government is fighting competition off on their behalves. Directive on minimum rates are aimed to protect the lower market players not the big ones to enter the market in order to sustain their businesses due to early costs which they might incur; thus if the lower players can afford smaller rates and sustain their businesses surely that is what the government would want to see competition in the sector.

We have adopted capitalism but most of those who are suppose to foster industrial growth to come up policy systems which might lure investors are in capable of such tasks. This is why our neighbour Kenya attracts the second largest FDI in the continent whilst we are lagging behind. Also the reason why their economy is growing with people's inclusion whereas our relies on primary sectors for the most part with investors remaining reluctant to invest in the secondary processes industries due to unpredictable government behaviours.

Tanzanians shouldn't expect changes any time soon if the government continues with the same approach there is just not enough creativity in the ministries.



You don't expect the president to just woke up and announce tax cuts to lure investors without his economic advisor's doing their homework to how those measures will improve future volumes and compensate the cuts in the long run. Not to forget the economic prospects which might end up luring investments such as those ones; businesses need faith in the government government policy in helping to bring businesses through right policies either in tourisms or communication that is what tranform habits to those who come to see Simba, ending up learning on other attractive tourisms destination Kenya has to offer.

Sio sisi watalaamu gani walio kariri tu kodi kodi kodi awana maarifa kabisa zaidi ya kutaka kuongeza kodi tu kila kukicha kuanzia TRA na watu wenye mamlaka ya usimamizi iwe EWURA sijui TBS, TFDA kila mtu anafikiria tozo tu kila kukicha.

Ikitokea watu wanapojaribu kuleta ushindani wa sector utasikia wafanya biashara waliopo wanataka washughulikiwe mara ohoo hawa wanaleta mpaka matunda kutoka SA, sijui wachina wanauza mpaka mahindi heck kama mchina anauza indi lake sh 200 na wewe unataka nikupe sh 500 kwanini nisinunue kwa mchina (we Korosho ya mtwara kifuko cha pakti ya karanga unataka nikupe sh/2000 wakati mtu anaeitoa Mtwara mpaka ulaya nayeye anauza bei hiyo hiyo tena yake ina kodi, imepitia industrial process and several cost kabla ya kuingia dukani; wakati machinga yake kaikaanga tu kienyeji na karai na mchanga aina vikolombozwe vyovyote vya spice wala kodi yoyote) na serikari iko tayari kuwalinda watu kama.

Tanzania aina mvuto kabisa wa kisera kwa sasa ya kufanya watu kuja kuwekeza kwa ushidani wawekezaji wengi ni wafuataji wa primary goods or just enough to cater the niche market on the service sector at high end hila kwa sera rafiki bado sana na watu wenyewe kama ndio hawa tusahau tu hakuna mwekezaji asiyetaka kujua miaka kumi ijayo mambo yanakuwa vipi maana investment zingine zinachukua muda kupata return. Hivi vitu vinataka researches and trials sio watu kukakamaa tu kama akili za Nyumbu kwenda upande mmoja kodi kodi kodi khaa.

 

[iparamasa]

Suala la six telecoms hallo unify ravish a lilivyoshughulikiwa,kungekuwa na notice to show cause kwanza badala ya kubeba mitambo,hawakupewa haki ya kusikilizwa kabla ya kuadhibiwa,hats TRA wana utaratibu huo wa notification

 

[FairPlayer]

TCRA nayo ni jipu. Walijua haya mapema. Ninachokiona ni kudhulumiana pesa tu za uchaguzi. Kama kampuni inaweza kutoa huduma kwa bei nafuu ya centi 16 badala ya bei elekezi ya senti 25 si TCRA wabadilishe bei elekezi iwe 16 cents?

 

[TEKNOLOJIA]

Dah nimekuelewa sana mkuu,hata mimi hili nimeliona la idara au taasisi mbalimbali za serikali ku_focus zaidi kwenye kodi au tozo,ukiwasikiliza ktk media lugha yao kubwa waipendayo ni kodi au mapato,hawafikirii kitu kingine kabisa yaani mpaka wanachosha aisee,wakiendelea kwa mwendo huu aisee naiona serikali hii ikipoteza popularity mapema kabisa kuliko hata ya Kikwete.Kitakachomharibia Dr Magufuli ni utawala wake kutaka kuibana sekta binafsi ili tu kukuza mapato ya serikali bila kujali how much their new regulatory measures hurt private sector growth.

From the looks the government is not concerned with value competition at all in the market from their perspective what matters is the maximum they can get on what is available rather than fostering sectoral growth which can entice many players. Measures which might benefit businesses and consumers due to increasing competition and increase in tax bases for the government, that is not a priority at the moment they are just happy as things are together with what they have.

Who benefits from such measures the likes of Voda, Tigo and Airtel to continue with their oligopoly they have created whilst the government is fighting competition off on their behalves. Directive on minimum rates are aimed to protect the lower market players not the big ones to enter the market in order to sustain their businesses due to early costs which they might incur; thus if the lower players can afford smaller rates and sustain their businesses surely that is what the government would want to see competition in the sector.

We have adopted capitalism but most of those who are suppose to foster industrial growth to come up policy systems which might lure investors are in capable of such tasks. This is why our neighbour Kenya attracts the second largest FDI in the continent whilst we are lagging behind. Also the reason why their economy is growing with people's inclusion whereas our relies on primary sectors for the most part with investors remaining reluctant to invest in the secondary processes industries due to unpredictable government behaviours.

Tanzanians shouldn't expect changes any time soon if the government continues with the same approach there is just not enough creativity in the ministries.



You don't expect the president to just woke up and announce tax cuts to lure investors without his economic advisor's doing their homework to how those measures will improve future volumes and compensate the cuts in the long run. Not to forget the economic prospects which might end up luring investments such as those ones; businesses need faith in the government government policy in helping to bring businesses through right policies either in tourisms or communication that is what tranform habits to those who come to see Simba, ending up learning on other attractive tourisms destination Kenya has to offer.

Sio sisi watalaamu gani walio kariri tu kodi kodi kodi awana maarifa kabisa zaidi ya kutaka kuongeza kodi tu kila kukicha kuanzia TRA na watu wenye mamlaka ya usimamizi iwe EWURA sijui TBS, TFDA kila mtu anafikiria tozo tu kila kukicha.

Ikitokea watu wanapojaribu kuleta ushindani wa sector utasikia wafanya biashara waliopo wanataka washughulikiwe mara ohoo hawa wanaleta mpaka matunda kutoka SA, sijui wachina wanauza mpaka mahindi heck kama mchina anauza indi lake sh 200 na wewe unataka nikupe sh 500 kwanini nisinunue kwa mchina (we Korosho ya mtwara kifuko cha pakti ya karanga unataka nikupe sh/2000 wakati mtu anaeitoa Mtwara mpaka ulaya nayeye anauza bei hiyo hiyo tena yake ina kodi, imepitia industrial process and several cost kabla ya kuingia dukani; wakati machinga yake kaikaanga tu kienyeji na karai na mchanga aina vikolombozwe vyovyote vya spice wala kodi yoyote) na serikari iko tayari kuwalinda watu kama.

Tanzania aina mvuto kabisa wa kisera kwa sasa ya kufanya watu kuja kuwekeza kwa ushidani wawekezaji wengi ni wafuataji wa primary goods or just enough to cater the niche market on the service sector at high end hila kwa sera rafiki bado sana na watu wenyewe kama ndio hawa tusahau tu hakuna mwekezaji asiyetaka kujua miaka kumi ijayo mambo yanakuwa vipi maana investment zingine zinachukua muda kupata return. Hivi vitu vinataka researches and trials sio watu kukakamaa tu kama akili za Nyumbu kwenda upande mmoja kodi kodi kodi khaa.

 

[HAMY-D]

TCRA nayo ni jipu. Walijua haya mapema. Ninachokiona ni kudhulumiana pesa tu za uchaguzi. Kama kampuni inaweza kutoa huduma kwa bei nafuu ya centi 16 badala ya bei elekezi ya senti 25 si TCRA wabadilishe bei elekezi iwe 16 cents?

Elimu yako ni kiwango gani!? Hivi hizi hela za uchaguzi zimezurumiwa vipi? Je, sio kweli kwamba kodi ya serikali haikulipwa? Je, hao six tele ndio wa kwanza kudaiwa kodi katika awamu hii ya Magufuli? Maana sentensi yako haina tofauti na kusema wale watu wa makontena wamezurumu hela za kampeni ndio maana wanashinikizwa walipe kodi. Jitambue kuwa upo JF na sio FB.Toa michango ya maana.

By the way, sababu ya serikali kuweka bei elekezi ni kwamba kwa tax rate waliyoiweka itasaidia kukusanya mapato katika kila senti itakayo kusanywa na sex tel kwa sekunde moja. Bei ya six tel ikiwa chini ya bei elekezi maana yake serikali inapunjwa kodi yake. Hii ni simple logic.

 

[HAMY-D]

Dah nimekuelewa sana mkuu,hata mimi hili nimeliona la idara au taasisi mbalimbali za serikali ku_focus zaidi kwenye kodi au tozo,ukiwasikiliza ktk media lugha yao kubwa waipendayo ni kodi au mapato,hawafikirii kitu kingine kabisa yaani mpaka wanachosha aisee,wakiendelea kwa mwendo huu aisee naiona serikali hii ikipoteza popularity mapema kabisa kuliko hata ya Kikwete.Kitakachomharibia Dr Magufuli ni utawala wake kutaka kuibana sekta binafsi ili tu kukuza mapato ya serikali bila kujali how much their new regulatory measures hurt private sector growth.

Serikali ya Magufuli haitafuti popularity wewe Nyumbu. Popularity ya kazi gani wakati tupo Ikulu na uhakika wa kushinda 2020 upo kwa 100%. Toa michango ya maana na upunguze pumba hizi.

 

[Tabutupu]

Ukitumiwa jua siku utawekwa jalalani..

 

[Eric Cartman]

Kitakachomharibia Dr Magufuli ni utawala wake kutaka kuibana sekta binafsi ili tu kukuza mapato ya serikali bila kujali how much their new regulatory measures hurt private sector growth.

Ndio tatizo lilipo hapo na si Magufuli bali wataalamu wetu wa uchumi hili swala nimeliuliza sana serikari inaingia vipi madarakani kutegemea ushauri wa 100% kila kitu kutoka wizarani awa ndio wanaotoa makadario ya kodi pamoja na taasisi kujiamulia kufanya mambo watakavyo iwe EWURA, NHC, TBS, kila mtu hana government objective sasa kila mtu anaenda kivyake bila ya hata kuzingatia current market basket ikoje hili kumuacha mtanzania na hela ya matumizi huyu anaweza ibuka na li kodi au tozo la ajabu ajabu tu.

Ukija kwenye biashara hawaangalii estimators za kodi zao zikishuka zinaweza ongeza makampuni mangapi na wigo lao linaweza kuwa vipi baadaa ya miaka michache, tax aziko stable kabisa zinabadilika ovyo tu kila mwaka ukija na kodi mpya either za kuagiza bidhaa or somen.

Wawekezaji wakigeni wanapenda kujua rules kwanza or political arguments zilizopo kusudi kupiga hesabu za muda kiasi gani wanaitaji na returns zao zinafananaje pamoja na kuweka risk aversion plans kutokana na siasa za sera unajuwa kabisa akija huyu mambo yatabadilika. Sasa kashafanya investment appraisals zake kwakujua CCM wapo hivi kakopa kaja kuwekeza unaanza mambo mengine ambayo hayapo kabisa sijui nunua huku au kodi lipa hizi no one would want invest in such circumstances unless he has seen the window for quick returns ata ukileta hadithi kesha pata return zake people calculate their moves and risks awaji tu.

Hao wakenya hiyo policy measure ya kupunguza malipo ya visa wanajua Tanzania kuna gharama kubwa za utalii kwakuwa wameshaweka mazingira cheap ya ku accomodate sasa wanachopigana waongezee watu kutua kwao hili Tanzania waingie na kutoka tu na itakuwa hivyo for longi. So far wanavuna zaidi ya $2b and raising for tourims which is destined for Tanzania sisi wenyewe tunaweka mazingira magumu sana ya kukuza sector ndio maana unaona asilimia kubwa ya investment za mbugani kutoka kwa kwa wazungu ni high end tu kwa sababu zina huge retuns lakini family friends zipo Kenya.

Hakuna sera watu wanaingia tu ilani ambayo aina economic justification in numbers ndio maana kila mtu anajiamulia tu; kesho katibu mkuu anaweza ishauri serikari tuongezee kodi fulani na raisi akaidhinisha kwa sababu hakuna tax policies in the first place wala dira ya taifa.

 

[Nkhondeya]

Haya bhana......

 

[Munambefu]

Suala la six telecoms hallo unify ravish a lilivyoshughulikiwa,kungekuwa na notice to show cause kwanza badala ya kubeba mitambo,hawakupewa haki ya kusikilizwa kabla ya kuadhibiwa,hats TRA wana utaratibu huo wa notification

Kwa mujibu wa Prof.Mbarawa, wamepewa notice tangu may 2015 wakapuuza.

 

[Tetty]

Tatizo ya hizi Regulatory bodies ni wala rushwa na Mafisadi tu humo ndani.Haingii akilini kila siku mlaji awe analipa kiwango kikubwa.
Ninanusa harufu ya Tigo,Voda na Airtel kukosa soko wakaenda kuishtaki.Na inawezekana wanahisa huko pia.
Maana Dada ya JM bado yupo voda

 

[Jozi 1]

From the looks the government is not concerned with value competition at all in the market from their perspective what matters is the maximum they can get on what is available rather than fostering sectoral growth which can entice many players. Measures which might benefit businesses and consumers due to increasing competition and increase in tax bases for the government, that is not a priority at the moment they are just happy as things are together with what they have.

Who benefits from such measures the likes of Voda, Tigo and Airtel to continue with their oligopoly they have created whilst the government is fighting competition off on their behalves. Directive on minimum rates are aimed to protect the lower market players not the big ones to enter the market in order to sustain their businesses due to early costs which they might incur; thus if the lower players can afford smaller rates and sustain their businesses surely that is what the government would want to see competition in the sector.

We have adopted capitalism but most of those who are suppose to foster industrial growth to come up policy systems which might lure investors are in capable of such tasks. This is why our neighbour Kenya attracts the second largest FDI in the continent whilst we are lagging behind. Also the reason why their economy is growing with people's inclusion whereas our relies on primary sectors for the most part with investors remaining reluctant to invest in the secondary processes industries due to unpredictable government behaviours.

Tanzanians shouldn't expect changes any time soon if the government continues with the same approach there is just not enough creativity in the ministries.



You don't expect the president to just woke up and announce tax cuts to lure investors without his economic advisor's doing their homework to how those measures will improve future volumes and compensate the cuts in the long run. Not to forget the economic prospects which might end up luring investments such as those ones; businesses need faith in the government government policy in helping to bring businesses through right policies either in tourisms or communication that is what tranform habits to those who come to see Simba, ending up learning on other attractive tourisms destination Kenya has to offer.

Sio sisi watalaamu gani walio kariri tu kodi kodi kodi awana maarifa kabisa zaidi ya kutaka kuongeza kodi tu kila kukicha kuanzia TRA na watu wenye mamlaka ya usimamizi iwe EWURA sijui TBS, TFDA kila mtu anafikiria tozo tu kila kukicha.

Ikitokea watu wanapojaribu kuleta ushindani wa sector utasikia wafanya biashara waliopo wanataka washughulikiwe mara ohoo hawa wanaleta mpaka matunda kutoka SA, sijui wachina wanauza mpaka mahindi heck kama mchina anauza indi lake sh 200 na wewe unataka nikupe sh 500 kwanini nisinunue kwa mchina (we Korosho ya mtwara kifuko cha pakti ya karanga unataka nikupe sh/2000 wakati mtu anaeitoa Mtwara mpaka ulaya nayeye anauza bei hiyo hiyo tena yake ina kodi, imepitia industrial process and several cost kabla ya kuingia dukani; wakati machinga yake kaikaanga tu kienyeji na karai na mchanga aina vikolombozwe vyovyote vya spice wala kodi yoyote) na serikari iko tayari kuwalinda watu kama.

Tanzania aina mvuto kabisa wa kisera kwa sasa ya kufanya watu kuja kuwekeza kwa ushidani wawekezaji wengi ni wafuataji wa primary goods or just enough to cater the niche market on the service sector at high end hila kwa sera rafiki bado sana na watu wenyewe kama ndio hawa tusahau tu hakuna mwekezaji asiyetaka kujua miaka kumi ijayo mambo yanakuwa vipi maana investment zingine zinachukua muda kupata return. Hivi vitu vinataka researches and trials sio watu kukakamaa tu kama akili za Nyumbu kwenda upande mmoja kodi kodi kodi khaa.

Ni shida kubwa kuwa mwekezaji tanzania. Utanyanyaswa sana sawa na mhalifu.
Sera zetu na watendaji wa serikali hazijali kabisa maufaa ya ukuaji wa uwekezaji katika sekta binafsi.
Na kuna upuuzi wa hali ya juu ambayo watendaji wa serikali hudhani mwekezaji ana chungu cha pesa za wao kwenda kujichotea wanavyotaka.

 

[Kibanga Ampiga Mkoloni]

wachache wamelwa na wengi naona tunakwepa poit hasa na hofu yangu,\hivi si juzi tu SUMATRA na UDA_RT wamekuja na nauli za juu na kila mtu akalalamika?

Je kwanini hawa TCRA wakatae mtu anayeleta bei ndogo na ukichunguza hili ndio utagundua kwa nini leo Mafuta Duniani yamepungua kwa almost 70% lakini huku kwetu kilichopungua hata 20% hakifiki, Gharama z akupiga simu na Data zimepanda mara dufu hasa data,m na hili nadhani ni baada ya kugundua watu wameach kutuma msg na kupiga na sasa ni mwendo wa data( whats app, imo, viber fb call) so mapato yatakuwa yameshuka wameamua kupandisha dat mara dufu.

Shime tujitambue na tuungane kutetea haki zetu haiwezekani bei ya Umeme haishuki huku tunamabiwa kwa sasa tunatumia 70% GAS ambyo ni cheap kuliko mafuta mazito, lakini bei haishuki kwwanini?

muongio aliagiza bei ishuke, lakini mpaka leo kimyaa, naona TRA washamshika sikio mzee mapoato yetu yatapungua, na huu ni ujinga w akukusanya mapato kwa asilimia.

 

[JokaKuu]

Kibanga Ampiga Mkoloni,

..hiyo 16 cents vs 25 cents ni kodi inayokwenda TCRA?

..kama ni hivyo, mtoa huduma hatakiwi kucheza na rate hiyo ambayo ni mapato ya serikali, bali anatakiwa acheze na mapato yake mwenyewe anayolipwa moja kwa moja na wateja wake.

..kama mtoa huduma ameamua ku-charge 16 cents per minute nadhani ni kwa lengo la kuvutia wateja. sasa akishapata wateja wengi na mapato na faida kaongezeka maana yake ni kwamba yeye mtoa huduma atafidia tcra hizo 9 cents. Kwa mtizamo wangu hiyo ndiyo njia sahihi aliyopaswa kufuata mtoa huduma.

..pia kwa uelewa wangu hizi regulatory agencies huwa zina vikao vya mabaraza ya watumiaji wa huduma husika. kwa mfano, Tanesco wakitaka kupandisha bei ya huduma zao za umeme basi hoja zao lazima zipitie ktk baraza la watumiaji na watoaji huduma za umeme. Nakumbuka mamlaka ya maji mwanza walitaka kupandisha bei ya huduma zao lakini wakashindwa kutetea hoja zao mbele ya baraza la watumiaji wa huduma zao.

..Tusidanganyane. Kwenye nchi za wenzetu KUKWEPA KODI na kuikosesha serikali mapato ni AIBU na KOSA KUBWA SANA.

cc Wacha1 , Zinjathropus , HAMY-D , Tetty

 

[MchunguZI]

Suala la six telecoms hallo unify ravish a lilivyoshughulikiwa,kungekuwa na notice to show cause kwanza badala ya kubeba mitambo,hawakupewa haki ya kusikilizwa kabla ya kuadhibiwa,hats TRA wana utaratibu huo wa notification

Kosa lao ni la uhujumu. huwezi pewa nafasi ya kusikilizwa sawa na anayewinda tembo na faru.

 

[Wacha1]

Kampuni nyingi za simu za mikononi ni wezi na hawataki kulipa kodi inayotakiwa then wao as company wanabadili sana majina ya kampuni zao, hili linawezekana kuwa na tax holiday etc. Lakini hizi huduma wanazotoa na charge zao ni kubwa kwa nini hata kodi ndogo tu hizi hawataki kulipa? Vifaa kuchukuliwa ni kwa sababu ya uchunguzi, imekula kwao kaza buti JPM asitoke ntu hapo.

 

[Happy nation]

QUOTE="MchunguZI, post: 15107980, member: 11014"]Kosa lao ni la uhujumu. huwezi pewa nafasi ya kusikilizwa sawa na anayewinda tembo na faru.[/QUOTE]
Watanzania tumezoa kubiruzwa tu,sijawahi kuona duniani mtoa huduma akishusha bei ya huduma anashitakiwa kwa kupotezea serikali kodi,hii inaonyesha tulivyo lala na itatuchukua muda kujua haki zetu watumiaji,nchi ingine ungesikia wananchi wakilalamika lakini kwetu tunaunga mkono,hata mambo ambayo ni muhimu kwetu kama Mobile number portability (MNP) nchi nyingi duniani hii sheria imepita ya kuwa namba ya simu ni yako kwakuwa imeandikishwa kwa jina lako,ukiamua kuhama na namba yako kwenda mtandao mwingine unaweza kwa mujibu wa hii sheria,lakini sisi hata mambo ya bei elekezi hatujui,ilikuwa inatakiwa kuwe na elekezi usilipishe zaidi ya senti 25 lakini chini ya hapo iwe ruksa ili wananchi wapate unafuu,hii ya kupeleka mahakamani kwa sababu wanachi wanapata unafuu ni mpya kwangu na imenikera sana.

 

[Tetty]

Kibanga Ampiga Mkoloni,

..hiyo 16 cents vs 25 cents ni kodi inayokwenda TCRA?

..kama ni hivyo, mtoa huduma hatakiwi kucheza na rate hiyo ambayo ni mapato ya serikali, bali anatakiwa acheze na mapato yake mwenyewe anayolipwa moja kwa moja na wateja wake.

..kama mtoa huduma ameamua ku-charge 16 cents per minute nadhani ni kwa lengo la kuvutia wateja. sasa akishapata wateja wengi na mapato na faida kaongezeka maana yake ni kwamba yeye mtoa huduma atafidia tcra hizo 9 cents. Kwa mtizamo wangu hiyo ndiyo njia sahihi aliyopaswa kufuata mtoa huduma.

..pia kwa uelewa wangu hizi regulatory agencies huwa zina vikao vya mabaraza ya watumiaji wa huduma husika. kwa mfano, Tanesco wakitaka kupandisha bei ya huduma zao za umeme basi hoja zao lazima zipitie ktk baraza la watumiaji na watoaji huduma za umeme. Nakumbuka mamlaka ya maji mwanza walitaka kupandisha bei ya huduma zao lakini wakashindwa kutetea hoja zao mbele ya baraza la watumiaji wa huduma zao.

..Tusidanganyane. Kwenye nchi za wenzetu KUKWEPA KODI na kuikosesha serikali mapato ni AIBU na KOSA KUBWA SANA.

cc Wacha1 , Zinjathropus , HAMY-D , Tetty

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