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(LUSAKATIMES) PF to relook at the taxation system for mining companies

PF to relook at the taxation system for mining companies
TIME PUBLISHED - Monday, August 29, 2011, 2:26 pm

The Patriotic Front has pledged to ensure that Zambians benefit from the rich mineral resources the country is endowed with. PF representative Bob Sichinga has said that the PF in government will not allow a situation where the country’s mineral resource does not benefit the Zambian people.

Mr. Sichinga said that PF will relook at the taxation system for mining companies in order to ensure that mining companies pay according to the profits being made. He further added that the Michael Sata led PF government party will ensure that the national budget is also re-aligned.

Mr. Sichinga was speaking on a live MUVI TV discussion programme monitored by QFM last evening.

And speaking on the same programme, UPND aspiring parliamentary candidate for Katuba Jonas Shakafuswa said the UPND will ensure that more emphasis is placed on health delivery in the country.

Mr. Shakafuswa noted that there is a lot of wastage of resources by the government which has resulted in other sectors being affected.

[QFM]

Labels: JONAS SHAKAFUSWA, MINING, PF, ROBERT SICHINGA, TAX EVASION, WINDFALL TAX

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