Tanzania, June 23 -- Dar es Salaam. Debate continues over amendments to the Finance Act, 2026, that would allow the Government to borrow from the Bank of Tanzania (BoT), with critics arguing that the new provision does not clearly explain how such loans would be repaid.

Others have questioned how the government can borrow its own reserves, noting that funds held by the central bank are national assets and that the government already has the authority to access them during emergencies.

At the centre of the debate is the newly introduced Section 69, which allows the BoT to extend a short-term loan to the government in the event of an unforeseen or unavoidable occurrence that causes a temporary decline in public revenue.

Section 69(1) sta...