Alcohol, tobacco levies push inflation up
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
According to figures released by Statistics Botswana, all group indices were stable between January and February, recording changes of less than 1.0 percent except for alcoholic beverages, tobacco & narcotics group index, which increased by 2.2 percent.
“This was due to a general increase in the constituent section indices of alcoholic beverages (2.4 percent) and tobacco (0.4 percent),” said SB in a statement.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...