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๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€
๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€

๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€

By Myriam Sidibe & Dr. Christopher Kalila, Co-Chair โ€“ Coalition Against Illicit Alcohol Earlier this month, the Zambian government presented the first reading of the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2024, proposing steep increases in excise taxes on alcohol. The proposed measures include replacing the current 40% suspension on clear beer with a 50% duty, while increasing excise on spirits and wines from 60% to 80%. These changes are meant to help finance Zambiaโ€™s K33.6 billion supplementarโ€ฆ

27 JULY 2025 : 01:43AM

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