Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Spokesperson on Finance Joseph Mwanamvekha says the decision by the government to remove tax exemption for the president, vice president, ministers, and other officials on the procurement of vehicles is ill-timed.

Mwanamvekha says most of the elected officials that are targeted already bought their vehicles as they remain with less than a year before general elections.

He is also surprised that the government wants motorcycle taxi operators to register their motorcycles in a voluntary window, saying that would simply disturb their businesses, which are already struggling due to the challenging economic environment.

Mwanamvekha is also of the view that the government should reduce external travels for the president and cabinet ministers, which he said require a lot of foreign currency.

Source:ZBS