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Book (stand-alone)The forest revenue system and government expenditure on forestry in Zimbabwe 2001
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Book (stand-alone)The forest revenue system and government expenditure on forestry in Namibia 2005
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In Namibia, the Directorate of Forestry, which is an arm of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, has the mandate to manage and control the utilization of forest resources. This report describes the processes of administering the forest revenue system in Namibia and expenditure by the Directorate. Anybody who wants to harvest forest products in Namibia must obtain a permit. Charges for these permits are set by the Directorate of Forestry in consultation with other stakeholders and public representatives. Proposed revisions to charges are approved by the Permanent Secretary to the Minister of Finance and are then disseminated through the Directorate’s District Offices. District Forest Officers collect charges on forest products and these revenues are remitted to the Directorate’s Regional Headquarters, who then send them to Ministry of Finance. The only charges on processed forest products are income taxes on producers, although it is proposed to implement a system of value-adde d tax (VAT). Forest revenue collected by the Directorate is currently about N$ 420,000 (USD 52,200), compared with a budget for the Directorate of N$ 14,849,000 (USD 1,845,500). In addition, the Directorate receives a significant amount of funding from foreign donors. The report is of the opinion that if the forest resources are well harnessed they could yield enough revenue for forestry development in Namibia. -
Book (stand-alone)THE FOREST REVENUE SYSTEM AND GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE ON FORESTRY IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 2004
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Forestry makes a significant contribution to the economy of Central African Republic and is the second or third most important sector in terms of income, employment, exports, etc. The most significant source of forest revenue for the government is export duties on wood products. Following this, there are three main forest charges used in the sector (surface tax, felling tax and reforestation tax). In addition to these, there are a few minor charges on non-wood forest products and services. These forest charges are shared between the central government, the forest administration and local authorities. To some extent, forest charge collection suffers from problems of poor monitoring and arrears of charges. However, Central African Republic is one of the few African countries where charge collection exceeds public expenditure on the sector. In 2000, direct public expenditure on forestry was only FCA 322 million, compared with about FCA 1.5 billion collected in forest charges.
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