Dar es Salaam. The Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) has filed a case in the High Court opposing the introduction of new levies on electronic money transaction.
In July, 2022, Parliament amended the National Payment System Act by imposing a new levy on all electronic money transactions to raise government revenue.
The fees became effective last month after the enactment of the Electronic Transactions Fee Regulation.
The LHRC has sought a judicial review on the Act as well as its regulations that imposed levies on all electronic financial transactions.
The LHRC’s case is anchored on Article 138 (1) of the constitution that touches on conditions of taxation.
It reads: “No tax of any kind shall be imposed save in accordance with a law enacted by Parliament or pursuant to a procedure lawfully prescribed and having the force of law by virtue of a law enacted by Parliament.”
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