THE Economics Association of Zambia [EAZ] says there is need to interrogate the tax management system and administration to establish why there is low compliance and so much evasion. And EAZ president Isaac Ngoma says while the current mineral royalty tax may work, it needs to be re-looked once mining operations in the country are at full capacity. Last week, Zambia Revenue Authority Commissioner General Dingani Banda revealed that only 702 out of 500,609 active taxpayers contributed 80 percent of the gross revenue collected in the first half of 2023. Commenting on this in an interview, Monday, Ngoma said there was need to find out whether the mechanisms and strategies which ZRA was employing were effective enough to enhance compliance and...

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