1st May 2020
Own Correspondent
The Botswana Unified Revenue Service(BURS) have revealed that they have helped 12,412 companies in Botswana to pay 165,681 employees claims totalling a staggering amount of P172,570,849.00 as part of COVID-19 measures to subsidize the wage bill of companies stifled by corona virus.
It is 74% of requested amount with an amount of P37,819,370.00, a sizeable 16% of total figure sought rejected by banks because applicants have written incorrect account details.
“Discoveries arising from rigorous cross-checking of information submitted to BURS revealed incorrect banking details especially bank accounts and branch codes and duplication of national ID,” said Segolo Lekau, Acting General of Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS