THE National Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA) says it has sent a proposal to government that part of VAT on alcohol must be channeled towards the health insurance scheme in order to meet certain medical costs. Speaking during a media workshop, Tuesday, NHIMA Health Insurance Services manager Micheal Zimba wondered why part of VAT on alcohol couldn’t be channeled towards NHIMA considering how much Zambians consumed alcohol. “We have made proposals to have probably a percentage of VAT channeled to NHIMA. We have made proposals of sin tax. Sin tax is a tax on cigarettes, alcohol. We know Zambians with consumption of alcohol is high, and so why not have tax on such an item to help in meeting some...