Windhoek — Last week several local car dealers explained to the public the what and why of the new so-called CO2 emissions tax which came into effect on passenger cars exceeding a certain carbon dioxide threshold, on 1 September. All the dealer reports that crossed my desk assumed automatically that this tax will be included in the import price and eventually passed to the consumer.
In effect, it made most medium and large passenger cars more expensive. This week our Ministry of Finance said that is nonsense and came up with a rather technical dissertation that only Customs and Excise officials can understand. But it clearly and convincingly argues the case that the CO2 emissions tax does not apply to passenger vehicle exported to Namibia.
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