Dar es salaam City
An increase in economic activities in various districts across the country has had a positive impact, resulting into a record revenue collection by local government authorities, latest data show.

Data, released by minister of State in the President’s Office (Regional Administration and Local Government - PO-RALG), Mr Innocent Bashungwa, showed yesterday that during the 2021/22 financial year councils recorded a 103 percent of the set target to net Sh888.7 billion.

This is the highest performance to have been attained in a decade.

It, however, comes at a time when President Samia Suluhu Hassan has said the councils might have set their targets low so that they can surpass them.

The President said during an event to swore-in regional commissioners, regional administrative secretaries and some heads of public institutions at the Dar es Salaam State House on Monday that it was due to a belief that the targets were lower that the government decided to raise them during the 2022/23 financial year.

And, speaking in Dar es Salaam yesterday, Mr Bashungwa said the revenue collection during the period was higher compared to a target of Sh863.9 billion.