The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) has continued to break its own revenue collection records after collecting TZS 4.13 trillion in taxes in the month of December alone, equivalent to 102.9 percent performance against the target of collecting TZS 4.01 trillion.

Speaking to journalists in Dar es Salaam on 01.01.2026, the TRA Commissioner General, Mr. Yusuph Juma Mwenda, said that during the period from October to December, TRA collected TZS 9.8 trillion, equivalent to 101.45 percent performance against the target of TZS 9.66 trillion.

He said the collections represent a growth of 12.26 percent from TZS 8.73 trillion collected during the same period in the 2024/2025 financial year, noting that the increase in tax revenue is largely due to improved voluntary tax compliance in the country.

Commissioner General Mwenda stated that since the start of the 2025/2026 financial year, TRA has exceeded its monthly revenue targets, a situation attributed to the resilience of economic activities built under the leadership of the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan.

“Her Excellency the President has built economic resilience whose results are clearly reflected in tax collections, and the guidance we continue to receive from the Sixth Phase Government has proven to be fruitful,” said Mwenda.

He added that the average monthly revenue collection from July to December 2025/2026 reached TZS 3.13 trillion, which is the highest ever, compared to an average of TZS 2.75 trillion during the same period in the 2024/2025 financial year.

He mentioned other factors that contributed to the increase in revenue, including strengthening cooperation with businesspeople and business associations, improving relationships with taxpayers, and continuing to enforce good performance, discipline, and innovation.

He noted that continued encouragement of resolving tax disputes through negotiations and out-of-court settlements has also boosted revenue. During the period from October to December 2025, there were 42 special agreements with a tax value of TZS 9.4 billion.

“Closely monitoring the business environment in the country by fully supervising industrial production, promoting the use of Electronic Fiscal Devices (EFDs), and implementing modern tax collection systems have all contributed to these achievements,” Mwenda said.

Commissioner General Mwenda said the revenue performance achieved by TRA is a positive indicator toward attaining the 2025/2026 financial year revenue target of TZS 36.06 trillion.

He added that TRA has set a goal to ensure that the share of revenue in the national GDP for the 2025/2026 financial year exceeds 14.1 percent, compared to 13.7 percent recorded in the 2024/2025 financial year.