Gov�t dangles tax cuts to attract SPEDU investors
Wednesday, March 08, 2017
Government targets to facilitate creation of 10,000 jobs in the SPEDU region in the next four years
The incentives, which are categorised into six packages, include fiscal incentives, government off-take, provision of land, input costs, softer SPEDU region labour laws and one stop service centre.
The fiscal incentives include a five percent corporate tax for the first five years and 10% corporate tax thereafter.
As such, we are now one step away from the shame of being labelled amongst the world’s worst offenders. This is a national embarrassment that demands an immediate, united response from every corner of our society. Pointing fingers is useless, we must all hold up our hands and play our part in the dealing with this matter.To our government and the Botswana National Sports Commission (BNSC), the call is for the to adopt decisive leadership and...