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NAPSA owed money by Government, grant-aided institutions, parastatals and councils

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THE National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) is owed about K2.6 billion in outstanding contribution arrears and penalties by Government, grant-aided institutions, parastatals and councils as at December 31, 2014.

Of the total K2.6 billion, which has been accumulated over a period of time, K239.4 million are in arrears from contribution principle while K2.4 billion is from penalties.

NAPSA director general Charles Mpundu told a parliamentary committee on Economic Affairs, Energy and Labour recently that the non-payment of contributions has a negative bearing on the financial sustainability of the scheme in the long-term.

He said central government has no arrears in principle but, owes K73 million in penalties while Government aided institutions have a debt of about K47 million in principle and over K498 million in penalties.

Mr Mpundu said the lag in repayment by Government was due to a change in payment system which was taken up by respective ministries.

“What led to the accumulation of the debt and arrears for Government is that between 2000 and 2007, the payroll system at the Ministry of Finance was administered in such a way that five percent of employees’ share was to be paid and remitted to the authority by the respective employing ministries.

“While the respective ministries remitted the five percent employees’ share of the contributions, the Ministry of Finance defaulted on the remittance of the employers’ share,” he said.

2 COMMENTS

  1. This NAPSA are building a pie in the sky. How serious are they? If someone is failing to make payments to meet the principal how do they expect them to pay penalties which are 10 times the principal? I cant understand there economics.

  2. This is outright theft and corruption by Accounting staff and their bosses, which has been going on for years in Government, councils , ZNBC, Times of Zambia, grant-aided institutions, parastatals etc. This Koponya, President Lunga has no clue of how to deal with this simple and straightforward issue. He even let his useless minister , Kabwili come up with wild solutions from Coperstone University Kitwe. All he has done since being dubiously elected, is make cosmetic changes which have had no impact at all.

    The emplyees are paid every month and statutory contributions are deducted accordingly.So, likewise contribution should be remmited to NAPSA and ZRA. Where has the money gone?Zambia is a failed state. Leadership in these institutions is either useless or it is the culprit.

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