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.
According to both the acting director of Veterinary Services, Kobedi Segale and acting Lands and Agriculture minister, Edwin Dikoloti, the virus currently raging through the North-East mostly likely first entered the country during the festive season.From the “unprecedented” number of cases picked in testing last week, it is likely that cattle and other livestock could have been infected last year, without being reported.Animal health...