Affirmative Repositioning to grant companies with 100 permanent employees one-year tax exemption

The Affirmative Repositioning (AR) has promised a one-year tax holiday for companies that create over 100 permanent jobs, once voted into power.s

The move aims to address the country’s high unemployment rate, said activist Johannes Mwandingi during the launch of the AR’s manifesto at Katima Mulilo on Saturday.

Mwandingi noted that the party’s economic agenda will ensure pensions are not taxed, and they aim to increase public spending on housing from 0.1% to 5% of the gross domestic product.

“We will introduce a carbon tax and develop a plan to delink the Namibian dollar from the South African rand. Furthermore, we will review and renegotiate all agreements on our natural resources. We will also remove the redline, among others.”

Mwandingi said the party will introduce the use of all local languages in the parliament, as well as officer local languages in schools countrywide.

“We will promote an indigenous diet in schools, hospitals and prisons; develop the integration of indigenous medicine in the national health system; and support customary law and introduce restorative justice in our judiciary,” he added.