Bar owners want longer hours, but taxman may want a cut

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Bar owners want longer hours, but taxman may want a cut

Sunday Standard Bar owners want longer hours, but taxman may want a cut Botswana’s alcohol industry wants to keep the taps flowing longer, lobbying the government to extend liquor trading hours as part of a broader Liquor Act overhaul. But while bar owners dream of late-night profits, the taxman is sharpening pencils, ready to count every bottle.  The Botswana Alcohol Industry Association (BAIA) has formally engaged the Ministry of Trade, hoping…