Gov’t finalises plans for carbon, digital tax
Friday, April 22, 2022 | 1520 Views |
Ear to the ground: Serame says government is aware of the burden taxpayers are bearing PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
The carbon tax was first mooted in the Economic Recovery and Transformation Plan approved by Parliament in September 2020, while the digital tax was proposed in the Budget Strategy Paper of October 2020.
Giving an update on the digital tax at a BURS briefing last week, finance minister, Peggy Serame said the target would be multinational entities extending their products into Botswana.
The A1 highway, stretching from Ramatlabama to Ramokgwebana, is the backbone of Botswana's transport network. It carries passenger buses, private vehicles, haulage trucks and cross-border commercial traffic linking Botswana with other SADC countries. Yet, despite its strategic importance, the road remains narrow, congested and increasingly dangerous.Successive governments have acknowledged the need to upgrade the A1 into a dual carriageway....