Tanzania, April 16 -- Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) Commissioner General, Mr Yusuph Mwenda, has delivered a stern warning to tax evaders in the Lake Zone, stating that while they may attempt to evade detection, they will ultimately not escape accountability.

He also issued a one-month deadline to a contractor delaying completion of TRA office construction project in Sengerema.

Mr Mwenda said during a meeting with taxpayers in Bunda District, Mara Region, that the authority will take legal action against individuals and businesses involved in tax evasion.

He said tax evasion undermines fair competition and affects compliant taxpayers.

"We will find tax evaders wherever they are. You cannot evade taxes forever; one...