Dar es Salaam, Feb. 8 -- DODOMA: THE Parliament has reached a resolution that among other issues, directs the government to waive Value Added Tax on newly constructed National Housing Cooperation (NHC) houses valued at 100m/-.

The resolution was reached yesterday after Members of Parliament deliberated on the 2024 Report tabled by the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Land, Natural Resources and Tourism, Timotheo Mnzava (CCM – Korogwe Rural).

Currently, the newly built NHC houses that are not charged VAT are those whose value does not exceed 50m/- . In the report, Mr Mnzava said the resolution that the government is going to work on, aims at ensuring majority of Tanzanians, including public servants get access...