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The Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) is urgently seeking new revenue streams, including a crackdown on major global e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Alibaba, Walmart, Rakuten, and others involved in transactions worth millions of Pula.
Botswana is facing a potential P2 billion financial shortfall after the United States imposed a 37% tariff increase on key exports, ranging from beef to textiles, under the Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA).
The Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) is urgently seeking new revenue streams, including a crackdown on major global e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Alibaba, Walmart, Rakuten, and others involved in transactions worth millions of Pula.
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For over 25 years, AGOA has provided Botswana with duty-free access to U.S. markets, significantly boosting exports like textile apparel, meat and meat products, handicrafts, jewellery, diamonds, and natural products.
