By REBECCA MUSHOTA –
CABINET has approved a Bill to rename the Revenue Appeals Tribunal as the Tax Appeals Tribunal.
Chief Government spokesperson Chishimba Kambwili said after the Cabinet meeting at State House yesterday that Cabinet had decided to rename the Revenue Appeals Tribunal as the Tax Appeals Tribunal to ensure that the name accurately described its functions.
“Cabinet has approved the change of the name so that it accurately describes the functions of the Tribunal. The Bill will now go to Parliament for approval,” Mr Kambwili said.

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Mr Kambwili, who is Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services, said Government was aware that some civil servants were pilfering drugs and selling them to private drug stores.
He said there was an intention by by civil servants to create an artificial drug shortage by pilfering drugs and selling them to private individuals.
Mr Kambwili said the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services and the Ministry of Health would inform the nation on a monthly basis on drugs situation and other health matters.
He said Cabinet had allowed two ministries every two weeks to give the nation an update on the various projects they were undertaking.
“There is a lot of propaganda and lies by the opposition and we can only counter that by telling the people the truth and what we are doing,” Mr Kambwili said.
Meanwhile, Mr Kambwili said Government had tasked the police to investigate the leaking of Government confidential documents.
He said in the last three years, leaking of Government confidential documents had became rampant and if left unchecked, it could put the country at a security risk.
Mr Kambwili said Government had enough information regarding who was behind the leaking of the confidential documents but needed police to get sufficient
evidence against that person.
He, however, said Government was not panicking over the leaking of documents because the Access to Information Bill was before the Attorney General and would soon be tabled before Parliament.
The Access to Information Bill will allow citizens to have access to Government documents.
Special assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda said at the same briefing that State House was not worried about the leaking of some documents because citizens through the media would be informed on what Cabinet discussed.