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Book (stand-alone)The forest revenue system and government expenditure on forestry in Lesotho
Forest Finance Working paper: FSFM/WP/03
2001Also available in:
No results found.This report describes the various ways in which forest products are measured and marketed in Lesotho. It also outlines the charges that are levied on these products. The tariffing system used in Lesotho and the procedure used to set and collect forest revenues are outlined. Information about total government revenue collected from the sector, expenditure on the sector and the operation of the Forestry Fund is included. -
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 Mali
Forest Finance Working Paper FSFM/WP/06
2002Also available in:
This report describes the forest revenue system in Mali. It describes the different forest taxes that are levied on wood production and forest clearance, along with some of the more general taxes that should be paid. It also shows the trends in total revenue collection over the last decade and explains how this revenue should be shared amongst different stakeholders. It presents some information about public expenditure on forestry, which is somewhat higher than the amount of revenue collected. It also discusses at length the difficulties with raising taxes and the problem that the total amount of taxes collected is insufficient to cover the investment required to implement sustainable forest management.
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