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PRESIDENT John Magufuli came out strongly to clarify why the
government decided to freeze new employment opportunities in the public
service, saying the move is aimed at stamping out phantom workers in the
government’s payroll.
Dr Magufuli said the
decision to halt employment in the public service was temporary, assuring those
aspiring to secure jobs in the next financial year to wait for at least two
months so that the government could accomplish its exercise to weed out ghost
workers.
The head of state,
who was speaking at the climax of celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of
the establishment of the Bank of Tanzania (BoT), gave the clarification,
shocking job seekers, who were waiting for jobs up for grabs in the public
sector - as members of the trade unions called for suspension of the decision.
“I decided that we
should end contradictions because as the government was struggling to clear
non-existent workers, the public service continued recruiting new staff,’’ he
said, adding:
“You are struggling
to eliminate phantom workers in the payroll, while at the same time another
person is employing new people, which make it even difficult to realise if
those who are currently being employed are also ghost workers.’’
Dr Magufuli said after
realising that there were some mistakes committed, it was always good to
correct them before moving forward, although, he noted, he was aware that there
were some people who were asking themselves why there were no new jobs.
Public Service
Management Permanent Secretary (PS) Laurean Ndumbaro issued a circular on June
13 that directed all permanent secretaries, heads of departments, directors,
heads of government institutions and chief executive officers of government
agencies to freeze new employments as well as stop all salary increments to
public servants.
The circular further
directed that all permits for sabbatical leaves should be revoked and that
transfer of public servants to other offices by awarding them huge salaries
that they were receiving in their previous offices should also be halted.
Dr Magufuli asked
senior BoT officials and the Treasury to supervise all financial institutions
by collecting revenues in all transactions made, including mobile phone money
transfers. “Statistics indicate that in March alone, the transactions that were
made by telecoms companies stood at 5.5 trillion/- while the amount of tax
remitted to state coffers is unknown,’’ he said.
At the ceremony that
was held at the BoT Hall, the president launched two books that contains
details on finance and economy. The ceremony coincided with a symposium to
discuss the presentation on how to get money for various development projects
and the issues of soft loans and grants by Professor Justin Lin of Beijing
University in China.
Apart from proper
collection of government revenue, the government directed BoT and the Treasury
to put measures in place that would ensure that the revenue assurance system
was working.
Dr Magufuli further
asked senior officials to ensure that they supervise tax collection in mining
companies as well as ensuring that they seal loop holes for tax evasion.
“There have been
instances where a mining company operates in the country for 10 years but still
its officials are telling you that they don’t make any profit … if that is the
case, they better go back to their countries,’’ he stated.
The president said it
was better to stay with the country’s precious gems even for a thousand years,
insisting that it was not a sin to leave the pits for the next generation. On
pension, the head of state asked officials in the financial sector to ensure
that they deal with ghost pension beneficiaries in the public service.
“I understand that
there are 2,800 guest workers, who were paid pensions through NMB Bank amounting
to 7bn/-, said Dr Magufuli, directing officials to ensure that the money was
recovered.
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