IT is not too late for Government to review and do away with its plans to increase tax for bus owners.Government has announced an increase in taxes for bus owners, set to take effect in the upcoming year, as part of efforts to address the economic challenges brought on by the prolonged drought conditions expected to affect the country into 2025.The move, quite apart from making the government unpopular will also result in making travelling more expensive for the vulnerable who are the hardest hit by the drought.If anything, the increased tax will destroy what has been achieved through the years of having an efficient and affordable passenger transport sector.It should be noted that the country’s passenger transport sector has been one of the most successful in which Zambians have invested heavily.This success is anchored on the liberalisation of the country introduced by the country’s second president, Mr Frederick Chiluba when the Movement for Multiparty […]
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