Premier League owes taxman P1.9m

Although he declined to confirm or deny the amount of tax owed, BPL boss, Bennett Mamelodi said yesterday that they had hired a consultant to look into the matter. “We have got somebody to look into the matter. Some of the issues happened before I came into office. But it is a priority, we are looking into it,” he said.

The tax owed was accrued mostly through television broadcasting rights after the BPL received millions from the state-owned, Btv. It is said BPL did not act accordingly after its application for a tax exemption was turned down.