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    • There’s no perfect democracy, but electoral grievances must be handled fairly – EU
      WE recognise that there are no perfect democracies, but electoral grievances should be addressed with transparency through a fair and impartial judicial process, says the European Union. The EU further says it is ready to support a national process for dialogue and reconciliation, in full respect of Zambia’s ownership, institutions and democratic processes. Meanwhile, Foreign Affairs Minister Mulambo Haimbe says.......
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      Donor era is gone, we need to pay tax to ensure service delivery – Musokotwane
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      We won’t allow anyone to set Zambia on fire, Govt warns
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      Govt unveils K284.8bn budget, proposes tax hikes for sugar, tiles, mobile money
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    • Govt cannot promise cheaper living while taxing consumption, salaries and mobile money
        THE 2027 National Budget presents an interesting contradiction. On one hand, the government wants to grow the economy, reduce poverty, encourage investment and make life affordable for ordinary Zambians. On the other hand, it proposes several tax increases that threaten to make everyday transactions more expensive.   Finance Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has proposed increasing Value Added Tax (VAT) from 16 percent to 16.5 percent, introducing a new PAYE rate of 39.5 percent on monthly income exceeding K37,000, and increasing mobile money levy rates across all transaction bands.   Individually, these measures may appear.......
    • There’s no perfect democracy, but electoral grievances must be handled fairly – EU
      WE recognise that there are no perfect democracies, but electoral grievances should be addressed with transparency through a fair and impartial judicial process, says the European Union. The EU further says it is ready to support a national process for dialogue and reconciliation, in full respect of Zambia’s ownership, institutions and democratic processes. Meanwhile, Foreign Affairs Minister Mulambo Haimbe says government values constructive engagement on the EU Election Observation Mission’s findings and recommendations regarding the August polls but wished for an opportunity to respond to the final report before publication. Speaking during the Zambia-EU Extraordinary.......
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      93% of employees won’t be affected by PAYE increase – ZRA
      THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) says only about seven percent of employees will be affected by the proposed increase in the top Pay As You…
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