Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein maintains that the proposed ‘solidarity tax’ is part of the national response to eradicate poverty.
He says it is an added dimension of the country’s social development and transformation agenda.
When the tax was proposed last year, it sparked strong opposition. Schlettwein at the time commended Namibians for their lively debate, while strongly hinting that the tax would be implemented despite growing public opposition.
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