Month: August 2021

ZTP CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO REVISE TOLL FEES AND NRFA ACT

Lusaka, 27th August 2021: The Zambia Tax Platform (ZTP) has called on the Government to amend the Tolls Act of 2011 and NRFA Act to harmonize the usage of revenues collected from toll fees with; road maintenance and rehabilitation projects only. The platform maintains that use of tolls exclusively for road maintenance and rehabilitation can…
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Utilization of Road Toll Fees in Zambia

The study seeks to track the utilization of revenue from tolls fees in Zambia from the point of collection to use from 2013 to 2019, establish whether the toll fees collected under the NRTP are being managed in accordance with the legal framework and establish the perception of the general public i.e., civil society organizations,…
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INVESTMENT MONITORING ANALYST The Social and Economic Investment Monitoring Desk is part of a specialized program under the functions of the Zambia Tax Platform. By analyzing public policy related to Government expenditure on social welfare and investments, this desk directly contributes to the mandate of ZTP promoting…
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Promoting Value Addition is Crucial in Enhancing Domestic Productive Capacity

Lusaka, 17th August 2021: Value addition describes the process of economic transformation provided to a product or service before it is offered to customers which results in a higher net worth. The challenge, however, to adding value and boosting domestic productive capacity for a country like Zambia that is commodity-dependent, makes it vulnerable to commodity-price…
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Protecting Public Resource at all Cost through Prudent Public Financial Management

Lusaka, 3rd July 2021: The Zambia Tax Platform (ZTP) wishes to urge all Zambians to protect public resource through prudent management of public resources in the country. ZTP notes with increasing concern, the fiscal standing of the country and spending by Government on programs that may not address the country’s priority needs. It is important…
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