Levy on second-hand imported cars yet to be implemented
Botswana Unified Revenue Services (BURS) aims to collect P43 billion in taxes during the current financial year.
This was revealed by BURS Commissioner General, Segolo Lekau during a media engagement this week.
This follows adjustment of taxes such as the Value Added Tax (VAT) which was increased by 2 percent from 12 percent to 14 percent at the beginning of last month as well as the introduction of other taxes such as the one on sweetened beverages and many other levies.
According to Lekau, there has been an upward trajectory in terms of tax collections in the last few years.
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Breaking News
Botswana Unified Revenue Services (BURS) has lost an P80 million tax claim against Prevailing Securities (Pty) Ltd, a company owned by Shadrack Baaitse, an ally of former President Lt Gen Ian Khama.
Lobatse High Court Judge Michael Leburu this week ruled in favour of Danny Julius Guduli in his capacity as the Judicial Manager of Prevailing Securities (Pty) Ltd against Botswana Unified Revenue Services (BURS) and its Commissioner General.
On the 17
th August 2018, the company [Prevailing Securities] was selected by the BURS for Tax Investigations. The Managing Director, Baaitse, attended an interview called by BURS, duly represented by Kaone Molapo, Daphney Baka and Samuel Mokelwane. The said interview was in respect to the company’s tax liability.
Uphill battle in Khama’s quest to charge Hubona
Breaking News
A matter in which former President Lt Gen Ian Khama had brought before Broadhurst Police Station in Gaborone, requesting the State to charge Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) lead investigator, Jako Hubona and others with perjury has been committed to Headquarters because it involves “elders.”
Broadhurst Police Station Commander, Obusitswe Lokae, told this publication this week that the case in its nature is high profile so the matter has been allocated to his Officer Commanding No.3 District who then reported to the Divisional Commander who then sort to commit it to Police Headquarters.
10th March 2021
The big fight that erupted between the family of the late businessman and socialite Genius âGinimbiâ Kadungure and a self-proclaimed executor Patricia Darangwa is reaching an end, at least in Botswana. Before his demise, Ginimbi had two companies in the country â Quick Gases (Pty) Limited and Matiflex (Pty) Limited which are registered with the Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA) and currently have bank accounts with the First National Bank Botswana (FNBB).While Matiflex has been declared dormant, Quick Gases Pty Limited on the other hand has been involved in the business of supplying liquid petroleum gas in Botswana.
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