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I got a letter from the tax people demanding a lot of back tax. I had written up the books to show we did not owe any tax. I saw that he had disallowed lots of our expenses in particular the cost of water.

We run a hotel, there are no water pipes to the so we bring water by truck. Our guests pay a decent sum to stay here, they are well brought up, they like to wash a lot, have showers, ablute. We need water, even though bringing it in a truck is expensive. It is a major expense

I told this to the man from the tax. He was sympathetic but adamant. Water is provided free in Zanzibar, a part of the constitutional right of citizens therefore it cannot be paid for and therefore cannot be a tax allowable expense.

Aha. Indeed.

But I am not a citizen therefore maybe I can pay for water and then it could be an allowable expense. It could be, it could be not. We will discuss. We will agree, we will be legal and lunched.

I did not come to Africa to change Africa, I will leave that to DFID and the Charities. I came to make lots of money and run off with it. I failed.