Wed, 14 Jun 2017 10:53:01 +0000
By Buumba Chimbulu
THE Zambia Revenue Authority has maintained that only 12 tankers were impounded, and discounted reports that more than 100 tankers had entered the country illegally transporting fuel. .
According to ZRA, only 12 tankers instead of more than 100 belonging to Lake Petroleum entered Zambia through the Nakonde Border post were impounded by the Authority for illegally transporting fuel in the country, and that these had since paid K4.6 million in penalties and taxes.
Allegations that 100 oil tankers belonging to Lake Petroleum which were impounded for using forged documentation in the importation of oil have gone missing were fabricated because the 12 were being held by the Authority.
The 12 tankers, the Authority has disclosed, had already paid K4.6 million in penalties and taxes.
ZRA Director Investigations, Clement Mulenga, explained in an interview that the 12 tankers which were still in the Authority’s custody had paid K4.6 million charged as 100 percent penalties and taxes.
