Business Confidence in Zambia drops in 3rd Quarter
PRESS BRIEFING ON THE BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX FOR THIRD QUARTER OF 2018 Tuesday 20th November, 2018, Lusaka. BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX FOR THIRD QUARTER OF 2018 Business Confidence Index (BCI) is the ZACCI proprietary tool that measures the level of confidence of business executives in the business environment and predicts […]
A Comparative Study of Corporate Tax Rate in Sub Saharan Africa
ZACCI Researcher Alfred Chitalu and John Nsakanya conducted a comparative tax study of 15 Sub Saharan African countries. The study was undertaken in order to compare the corporate tax rate applicable in Zambia against other countries in Sub Saharan region. The study employed cross-sectional analysis and found that, Zambia is one of […]
The ‘John Mwanza’ formula – A comparative static analysis of tax revenue, compliance and evasion in Zambia
The private sector in Zambia and the government have for a long time been at loggerheads with regards to tax rates and revenue. Government wants more revenue which usually tends to support suggestions for increasing tax rates. This tendency can best be explained by the “Law of the instrument” a phrase from […]
Zambia 2019 Budget Review
On 28th September 2018, the honorable Minister of Finance Margaret Mwanakatwe presented the 2019 Zambia Budget. The Research team at ZACCI prepared a short budget review highlighting how the private sector will be affected. Submissions to parliament have been subsequently made to mitigate factors that will adversely impact the business […]