The government will soon publish the details of all organizations and individuals that owe it money in unremitted revenue for services provided to the public on behalf of the government, Secretary to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa has disclosed.
Responding to the Accountant General’s report that over a billion kwacha of non-tax revenue comprising levies, fees, penalties, and fines remained unremitted to the state by mid-year, Nkulukusa said this had impacted the government’s available resources to finance public service delivery.
He described the failure to remit non-tax revenue as inconsistent with the government’s macroeconomic objectives to increase domestic revenue collection.
He assured ministries and agencies of the Treasury’s full backing in pursuing all the relevant channels to ensure the remittance of all the collected non-tax revenue by the end of October.
According to the Accountant General’s report, the government is owed K1,078,158,586.39 in unpaid non-tax revenue as at 30 June 2024. The unremitted funds include K617.87 million for Energy Regulation Board license fees, K8.04 million for casino, hotel managers registration fees, and outstanding balances on the Tourism Development Credit Facility.
Others are WARMA fees, various labor and social security fees, transport and logistics charges, ground rent, and consideration fees.
“The outstanding revenue is part of the 2024 resource mobilization framework and has to be collected, without fail. It is worth noting that the funds are needed to sustain the drought emergency response.”
