CPI and underlying inflation 1997 Annual average, per cent CP I  U N D 1X  U N D IN H X  4  3  1 .7 2  1 .4 0 .9  1  0 1997  UND1X = CPI excluding interest expenditure, taxes and subsidies UNDINHX = UND1X excluding goods that are mainly imported  3  BIS Review 61/1999  4. CPI and underlying inflation 1998 Annual average, per cent CPI  U N D 1X  U N D IN H X  4  3  1 .8 2  1 .0 0 .4  1  0 1 998  UND1X = CPI excluding interest expenditure, taxes and subsidies UNDINHX = UND1X excluding goods that are mainly imported  5. CPI and underlying inflation 4 3  UNDINHX 2  UND1X  1 0  CPI -1 1995  1996  Average impact on CPI  Annual rate for  1997  1996 •Interest rate fall -0,6p.p. •Tax changes -0,6p.p. 0,8 / 2,2 / 2,9  1998  1997 •Interest rate fall -0,9 p.p. •Tax changes +0,6 pe  0,9 / 1,4 / 1,7  CPI/ UND1X/ UNDINHX  BIS Review 61/1999  1999  4  1998 •Interest rate fall -0,6p.p. •Tax changes +0,2p.p. •Coffee, petrol -0,1 p.p.
In this regard I would like to call upon other corporate entities and business houses in Lusaka and other cities around the country to emulate the efforts of the financial sector and help keep Zambia a beautiful, clean and healthy place to live in. I must hasten to mention here that, by undertaking such initiatives, we are in no way trying to take over the responsibility of the local authorities but merely supplementing their efforts of keeping the country clean and healthy. BIS Review 112/2009  1  Hon Minister, allow me to make an earnest appeal to the local authorities through “His Worship the Mayor” to assist in the maintenance of the islands by providing security to minimize the rampant vandalism, theft and destruction of plants and other essentials that occur on a daily basis. We also make a humble request to the Lusaka City Council to consider working on the water reticulation system, as this is one area posing a great challenge in the maintenance of the islands. Furthermore, there are still a number of places, which require urgent attention in the City. Your Worship, we have observed that a number of incomplete buildings have been abandoned posing a danger to the lives of many while others remain without a colour wash for years giving an unattractive sight to our beloved capital city.