Private sector calls for review of govt levies
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Delegates at the Business Botswana seminar held in Gaborone
Through their umbrella body, Business Botswana, the private sector stated that multiple levies undermine the competitiveness of firms in general.
Presenting a Business Botswana position paper on the impact of commercial levies on businesses, lead consultant, Lesikalala Gaseitsiwe called on policymakers and government to remove any proven detrimental effect of levies.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...