Tanzania, June 16 -- Dodoma. Parliament's Budget Committee has urged the government to strengthen accountability in public expenditure, warning that weak controls on the use of tax revenue could undermine voluntary tax compliance and efforts to increase domestic revenue.

Presenting the committee's views during debate on the Sh62.3 trillion budget for the 2026/27 financial year on Monday, June 15, 2026, committee chairman Mr Mashimba Ndaki said revenue mobilisation must be matched by prudent and transparent use of public funds.

"Efforts to mobilise tax revenue must go hand in hand with accountability in the use of tax proceeds. Without proper expenditure controls, voluntary tax compliance will inevitably decline," he told Parliament.

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