Liquor traders cry �doom� over increased licence fees

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FRANCISTOWN: Local liquor traders have lambasted government for increasing licence fees for liquor business, saying the move will lead to their businesses shutting down.

A statement released on the Daily News dated July 24, reads, “Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry has announced that licence fees for some liquor businesses have been increased and that the increment affects both new and renewal applications”.

The release further says the implementation of the statutory instruments will commence from October 1 and all liquor business operators and managers are advised to acquaint themselves with the fees and comply with the provisions of the Liquor Act, 2003 and its regulations.

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