WORLD PRESS TRENDS - World Association of Newspapers

TANZANIA
Main economic indicators 1995-2001
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
1 US$= 876.41 Tsh. at 2001 rate
Gross Domestic Product (Tsh billion)
at current prices 3,020 3,768 4,703 5,572 6,433 7,226 -
% change 31.4 24.7 24.8 18.5 15.5 12.3 -
at 2001 prices 5,748 5,925 6,375 6,694 7,163 7,597 -
% change 11.9 3.1 7.6 5.0 7.0 6.1 -
Gross Domestic Product per capita (Tsh 000)
at current prices 106.8 129.5 156.9 166.5 187.6 205.7 -
at 2001 prices 203.3 203.7 212.6 200.1 208.9 216.3 -
Population
Millions 28.3 29.1 30.0 33.5 34.3 35.1 36.0
Consumer Price Index
2001=100 52.5 63.6 73.8 83.2 89.8 95.1 100.0
% change 29.8 21.0 16.0 12.8 7.9 5.9 -
Ad.spend as a % of GDP
0.00 0.18 0.27 0.40 0.31 0.00 -
Advertising Expenditure Growth (%)
at current prices - - 87.4 74.4 -10.1 -100.0 -
at 2001 prices - - 61.5 54.6 -16.7 -100.0 -
Source: IFS, ZenithOptimedia
Research
Circulation is audited by: Tanzania has no independent
organisation that audits circulation. But law requires publishers
to submit their internal audits to the Tanzania Information
Services, a government organisation under the Prime Minister’s
office.
Readership is measured by: Readership measures are done
periodically and independently by publishers themselves.
Methodology: Methodologies differ from one house to another
depending on whether professional consultants are hired or inhouse
workers are engaged for the exercise as an extramural
assignment.
Taxes
VAT on: sales 0 advertising 20%
newsprint 20% plant 20%
composition 20% (standard VAT rate 20%)
Import duties on computers and accessories are zero-rated,
down from 20% from 2001 backwards.
Discounts
In order to qualify for postal rate reduction, a newspaper has to
be registered with the General Post Office.
Ownership
Does any law exist governing publishing-house ownership, or the
registration of shares in newspaper-publishing companies The
Newspapers Act 1976 regulates the registration of newspaper
publishing companies. There are 14 requirements for
registration, including business licence and financial ability to
publish 10 consecutive issues.
Is there any law prohibiting or restricting foreign companies or
individuals from owning shares, and in particular, the majority of
shares, of domestic daily newspapers Foreign ownership not
restricted, so long as other laws of the land are adhered to.
Is there any law prohibiting daily newspaper or periodical publishers
from operating radio or television stations in the same locality No
So as to guarantee disclosure and transparency in the capital structure
and to avert silent partnerships, is there a law or rule making it possible
to determine who actually owns a publishing company The
Newspapers Act (1976) requires the real and true names and
places of residence of the persons intended to be proprietor,
printer and publisher of the newspaper.
Is there an antitrust law limiting concentration in the daily press
There is no particular anti-trust law placing limits on
concentration of newspapers. Only a general competition policy
exists and a Fair Trade Practices Act that defines rules and
regulations for competition in the economy.
Is further regulation of media concentration expected No
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