JESUIT Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) Executive Director Fr Alex Muyebe says more people will slide into poverty this year due to drought. And Fr Muyebe says government should consider lowering income tax to help citizens in the labour force to increase their take home during this period of crisis. On Friday last week, Secretary to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa revealed that the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZAMSTATS) 2022 poverty assessments report had highlighted an increase in poverty levels from 54.4 percent in 2015 to 60 percent. Commenting on the revelation in an interview, Monday, Fr Muyebe said more people would slip into the poverty zone due to drought. “The preliminary report of 2022 Census of Population and Housing by Zambia...