For the third day in a row, more than 1,000 shops in the largest commercial market in Kariyakoo, in the financial capital of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, remained closed to protest the passage of new taxes, in a rare protest against the government. Traders are calling for an end to various taxes, and harassment by police and tax collectors, after the tax declaration entered into force last month.
For the third day in a row, more than 1,000 shops in the largest commercial market in Kariyakoo, in the financial capital of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, remained closed to protest the passage of new taxes, in a rare protest against the government. Traders are calling for an end to various taxes, and harassment by police and tax collectors, after the tax declaration entered into force last month.
