The
Machinga Complex administration in Dar es Salaam has called for
enforcement of rules and regulations which require petty traders to use
their allotted stalls in order to pay back over Sh27bn being owed to the
National Social Security Fund (NSSF).
They said by mandating petty traders to use the facility, it will also encourage easy collection of tax revenue from traders who do not pay tax due to their mobility.
The Complex General Manager, Nyamsukura Masondore, made the remarks yesterday when clarifying claims that there was a possibility for changing the use of the complex after there was a shortfall in the number of traders using the stalls.
“There is no such a plan to change the use of the building,” he said when asked by The Guardian on Sunday.
However, he urged the authorities to use force against petty traders, just as it was applying force against land enchroachers.
In the just-ended general election, most contesters had been heard promising to set up proper premises for petty traders without giving a hint about the underutilized facility in the area, he said.
He said there was no need to look for another place for petty traders while the facility at Mchikichini remained underutilized.
“The public should stop purchasing products which are randomly displayed on the streets,” he cautioned, adding:
“The fee rental at the complex is very friendly. Petty traders need to pay only Sh20, 000 per month unless there are extra services being used”.
He named the services that would require petty traders to pay more cash as water and electricity.
Commenting on other benefits of using stalls at the complex, he said the administration made efforts to secure soft loans from financial institutions for the traders.
NSSF funded construction of the complex with a Sh12.5 billion loan in 2007 and the agreement was to annually receive 14.4 per cent as interest; but the loan has been accumulating up to over Sh27 billion to date due to poor business flow in the area.
Full occupation of the complex stalls is the only solution to the debt repayment, according to the chairperson.
They said by mandating petty traders to use the facility, it will also encourage easy collection of tax revenue from traders who do not pay tax due to their mobility.
The Complex General Manager, Nyamsukura Masondore, made the remarks yesterday when clarifying claims that there was a possibility for changing the use of the complex after there was a shortfall in the number of traders using the stalls.
“There is no such a plan to change the use of the building,” he said when asked by The Guardian on Sunday.
However, he urged the authorities to use force against petty traders, just as it was applying force against land enchroachers.
In the just-ended general election, most contesters had been heard promising to set up proper premises for petty traders without giving a hint about the underutilized facility in the area, he said.
He said there was no need to look for another place for petty traders while the facility at Mchikichini remained underutilized.
“The public should stop purchasing products which are randomly displayed on the streets,” he cautioned, adding:
“The fee rental at the complex is very friendly. Petty traders need to pay only Sh20, 000 per month unless there are extra services being used”.
He named the services that would require petty traders to pay more cash as water and electricity.
Commenting on other benefits of using stalls at the complex, he said the administration made efforts to secure soft loans from financial institutions for the traders.
NSSF funded construction of the complex with a Sh12.5 billion loan in 2007 and the agreement was to annually receive 14.4 per cent as interest; but the loan has been accumulating up to over Sh27 billion to date due to poor business flow in the area.
Full occupation of the complex stalls is the only solution to the debt repayment, according to the chairperson.
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