Private sector calls for review of govt levies

Delegates at the Business Botswana seminar held in Gaborone
Delegates at the Business Botswana seminar held in Gaborone

The private sector has appealed to government to review the multiple levies that it says escalate the cost of doing business in the country.

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.

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