ETHANOL SMUGGLING ON THE RISE

The Zambia Revenue Authority -ZRA- says Ethanol smuggling is on the upward thrust ensuing in the manufacturing of illicit alcohol recognized as Tujili-jili or Junta.
And ZRA has warned that this could perhaps perhaps perhaps raise random and intensive inspections on all contributors and companies suspected to be desirous about tax evasion thru the manufacturing of illicit alcohol.
ZRA Commissioner Overall Kingsley Chanda says the Authority needs to guarantee there could be sanity and tax compliance in the brewing alternate whether or no longer opaque or determined beer.
Mr. Chanda says the authority will closely work with the Opaque Beer Affiliation of Zambia and other stakeholders to re-organise and slash back revenue leakages for authorities in the brewing alternate.
He warned that all tax evaders could perhaps perhaps just restful prepare for grave consequences as supplied beneath the legislation.
Mr Chanda met with the Opaque Beer Affiliation of Zambia this week and resolved among other issues to beef up tax compliance in the beer alternate, diploma the taking part in field and carryout joint evaluation to search out out put in capacity of all players in the alternate.
Here’s per a observation launched to ZNBC News by ZRA Company Communications Supervisor Tospy Sikalinda.