By BUUMBA CHIMBULU
IT would be irresponsible for Government to continue collecting taxes and collapse the industries that pay duties, says Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga, defending the suspension of the 15 percent export duty on emeralds.
And Mr Mulenga has revealed that Government was planning on meeting with gemstone industry players to strategise on the possibility of bringing in polishing machines for the stones to create value addition.
Boasting that Zambia was now the biggest producer of emeralds in the world, Mr Mulenga said a market analysis conducted by the government proved that the 15 percent tax would have CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
