“Greater good” behind VAT zero-rating – Serame
Friday, March 03, 2023 | 410 Views |

Peggy Serame PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Besides these products, the ministry plans to zero-rate VAT on cooking oil, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, white bread as well as ginger and leguminous vegetables. Under amendments to the VAT Act due in Parliament soon, a range of agricultural inputs that were previously VAT exempt will be moved to zero rating, as will condoms.
Private health services will also become VAT exempt.
Sadly, the country seems not to have proper tools and the extent to which women and the girl-child are being abused is not adequately measured.Almost every week there are reports of women being attacked by their significant others and while men are attacked as well, women seem to be more on the receiving end.On May 24, 2023 news broke that a woman who was receiving support from the Botswana Gender-Based Violence Prevention Centre in Gaborone, was...