FINANCE minister Calle Schlettwein has said he is working on a new timber export tax regime to punish and discourage the shipping out of Namibia's rare wood.
Schlettwein made these comments on Sunday when asked by The Namibian what his ministry was doing to curb the controversial exports of timber, which appear to be illegal.
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