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Withdraw Duty-Free Alcohol As Well, SATA Told
Dear Editor,
Please allow me space in your column of letters to pass comment on the ignored important issue relating to subsidies.
Following the removal of fuel and maize subsidies, I have strongly realised that one more important subsidy is still remaining to be removed which is sheer waste of tax payers’ money much needed to improve the lives of ordinary poor people in the country.
There is need to urgently take appropriate action on the duty-free alcohol which is enjoyed by our men and women in uniform.
The country needs the savings that would be realised from the duty-free on alcohol so that it is channelled to other developmental activities for the benefits of Zambians.
KUMESA KAUTA
NDOLA
Posted by Editor
on June 28, 2013. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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tupac
June 28, 2013 at 12:06 pm
Ulibe sukulu iwe moba ndiye umalengesa kuti mashoko yasile so kweve osaggwirako…..
William Cartwright
June 28, 2013 at 12:31 pm
tawa kwata amano , even if they remove it , note that beer is the most consumed substance world wide , so shut the **** up
Kennedy
June 28, 2013 at 1:29 pm
Wrong.
Stress
June 28, 2013 at 2:12 pm
You kwak, you are enjoying peace coz of men in uniform. You were suppose to be swallowed by the Mailoni Brothers. You are jst a frustrated tweet.
medication
June 28, 2013 at 2:14 pm
I AGREE WITH THE AUTHOR
embalmed resident
June 28, 2013 at 3:04 pm
Ulichibata
Umupandapwiti
June 28, 2013 at 4:02 pm
Chikama normal iwe, shut up!!!
MAFUPA YOKOYOKO
June 28, 2013 at 5:04 pm
Awe guys lets face it. The author is correct, it is sheer waste of tax payers money to give free buzz to the men in uniform. Infact they should be sober to effectively carry out their duties. So lets go buzz subsidy removal…. Muleba soba bafikala!
sound system
June 28, 2013 at 6:50 pm
beer yalilula i wonder y u pipo drink it.try fanta or ka-aple max u wil neva go wrong.@ castle atase ifyalula mwatemwa ba pushi imwe.
Scrumpy Jack
June 29, 2013 at 10:39 am
Ever heard of apple ciders? Very sweet & mellow!!
Apple max and Fanta are ‘zigolo’ drinks made of water sugar and artificial flavors and coloring.
inspector
June 28, 2013 at 7:41 pm
I we chiteni kumesa. unkale chabe kuti chakubipila.si u muziba u yu tate wako kuti niopusa uyu sata. Ayambakale kushosa ma free duty yantu. U not born duty is here.
salim
June 28, 2013 at 8:13 pm
his a nut!!!
UBWAUSHI
June 28, 2013 at 8:49 pm
YOU ARE VERY ILLITERATE AND DULL, SO YOU THINK THERE IS PEACE IN THE COUNTRY BECOZ OF SOLDIERS WHO JUST WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AND START DRINKING CHIBUKU. YOU CHAPS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE KEPT BUSY BY TAKING U TO BIG STATE FARMS TO PRODUCE FOOD, HONESTLY U GET FREE MONEY.
Montepellier, France
June 29, 2013 at 10:49 am
YOU ARE THE ONE WHO’S VERY ILLITERATE AND DULL!!!
for typing in block letters chimbwi iwe.
sky news
June 28, 2013 at 10:15 pm
“oh!beer man,yo beer has changed in2 beer”lyrics by victor kachacha.
sky news
June 28, 2013 at 10:16 pm
yo blood nt yo beer
MK
June 29, 2013 at 6:31 am
How many soldiers are in Zambia? People like the author have no appreciation for the men and women in uniform, these spends weeks and months in our jungles defending our borders and most of them are rotated without proper accommodations in their camps. Why deny a patriot who has sacrificed so much in the bush a cheap beer? Subsidised beers are found only in the established camps not in patrol camps. The savings from subsidies from soldiers drinks is nothing compared to subsidies in higher education, health or in production of maize. Mr Kauta, the most important ignored subsidy is on ARV’s which are very expensive! We have almost 600,000 people in Zambia taking ARV’s which cost $100 per day for a dose and these are subsidised 100% – people do not pay anything. Life is precious, you can never put a value on life that’s why some subsidies are better left in the hands of govt like ARV’s subsidy not briefcase con-men like the maize saga.
KING DAVID
June 29, 2013 at 9:44 am
ukutumpa kapala
mojo
June 29, 2013 at 11:32 am
They are also given Kr200 for electrici
ty every month.
Ba Joe
June 29, 2013 at 6:44 pm
Subsidizing Alcohol will not only increase household poverty but also lead to destitution among families. If any of us has some little knowledge of Economic and the theory of ‘Substitution’ am sure no one in their sane mind would advocate for removal of subsidies on Alcohol. It can only take a sharp mind to clearly understand this.
Mosi @ 15
Money for relish= 5
No Pocket money for student
Debts at School for tuition
Patapata for shoes
You can say no man would Starve his family…
I invite you to start drinking from Fancy places
duh!
June 30, 2013 at 12:40 am
how do you remove subsidies on something that is not subsidised. you said it. duty free beer. government just doesn’t tax the beer not subsidize it