By ROGERS KALERO THE 2022 National budget presented by Finance Minister Sityumbeko Musokotwane looks promising and it could set the stage for economic recovery and national development if it could be implemented and all sectors funded ,’’ Association of Mine Suppliers and Contractors (AMSC) President Augustine Mubanga has said. Mr Mubanga also said, under the 2022 national budget, the ambitious quest of the ‘New Dawn’ government of meeting 3 million tonnes per annum copper production, was achievable especially if the problems and challenges facing Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) were addressed.Mr Mubanga, however, said the view AMSC on the Mineral Royalty Tax (MRT) was that government should have started with the 50 per cent deductible and 50 per cent non-deductible for a win-win situation. Mr Mubanga has urged Members of Parliament (MP) to debate the issue of MRT critically so that the nation could get the best from it. He said, under the arrangement of the 50 per […]
MINE SUPPLIERS HAIL PROGRESSIVE BUDGET
