FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the removal of tax waivers on Value Added Tax (VAT), Excise Duty and Customs (Import) Duty on petroleum products has been perfectly timed to ensure there is no spike in cost of goods and services. Tax waivers are expected to expire today, September 30, 2022. In an interview, Dr Musokotwane said money accrued from tax waivers was not meant to enrich politicians, but to better the lives of the Zambian people. “For all the good things that this government has done, things like paying for every child’s school so that no child remains outside school, getting teachers hired, getting medical persons hired, doing more work in the rural areas through CDF,...

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