Category: ZTP Publications

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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Performance of the Social Cash Transfer (SCT) and the Girl’s Education and Women’s Empowerment and Livelihood (GEWEL)

Social Protection plays a critical role in shielding the most poor and vulnerable members of society from the devastating effects of poverty. In its efforts to fight extreme poverty, the Government of Zambia implements various social protection schemes directly under Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS). In 2020, Government allocated K2.6 billion (2.4…
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Launch of Analysis of the Financial Intelligence Centre (Amendment)Act No. 16 of 2020

The overall objective of this analysis was to examine the provisions of the Financial Intelligence Centre (Amendment) Act No. 16 of 2020 and assess the ramifications or impact of the amendments. The provisions which include enhanced cooperation between the FIC and law enforcement agencies and supervisory authorities as well as empowering of the FIC to…
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CTPD LAUNCHES STATE OF THE ECONOMY BRIEF

The Centre for Trade Policy and Development this morning launched its first ever Economic brief quarter one highlights and prospects for the second quarter.According to the brief, the macroeconomic outlook for the first quarter of 2021 seems to be abysmal, partly suggestive that the long journey to economic recovery is perhaps still at the take-off…
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ANALYS OF SALES TAX BILL -GST REPORT.

In the National Budget speech on Friday 28th September, 2018, The Minister of Finance pronounced that Value Added Tax would be replaced by Sales Tax in the year 2019. (ZRA, 2019). According to the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Margaret Mwanakatwe, Sales Tax is necessary to stop the refund debt escalation and to increase domestic revenue…
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ZTP STATE OF THE ECONOMY REPORT

Years of over-borrowing has left the economy on a knife-edge as debt accumulation shows no sign of stopping. External debt as at end of second quarter 2019 had increased by 0.5 percent to US$ 10.23 billion from US$ 10.18billion at the end of first quarter (MOF, 2019). Domestic debt only captured as securities and bonds…
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2020 National Budget Analysis Report Draft

Growth of the Zambian Economy has slowly been declining over the years. This year, the growth rate is focused to close at only 2 percent. This is a significant drop compared to the average growth rates of 6 percent that were observed between 2010 and 2015 and will be one of the lowest growth rates…
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