Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) has set a new record in tax collection, announcing revenues of TSh 8.97 trillion for the first quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, covering July to September.
The amount represents a performance rate of 106.3 percent, exceeding the set target of TSh 8.44 trillion for the period. It also marks a 15.1 percent increase compared to the TSh 7.79 trillion collected during the same quarter in 2024.
According to a statement released on October 2, 2025 by the Commissioner General of TRA Yusuph Mwenda, the strong performance is attributed to improvements in revenue collection systems and greater compliance among taxpayers.
The statement further highlighted that in July TRA collected TSh 2.68 trillion, in August TSh 2.82 trillion, while September led with TSh 3.47 trillion — the highest monthly collection ever recorded in the authority’s history.
The Commissioner General emphasized that the success also reflects the implementation of directives from President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who has consistently stressed the importance of efficient tax administration, integrity in collections, and encouraging voluntary tax compliance among citizens.
For the 2025/26 fiscal year, the Government of Tanzania has projected total domestic revenue of TSh 40.5 trillion, with TSh 34.1 trillion expected to come from tax collections.
