Saturday, 21 February 2015

workers suffer due to the increase of VAT

Zimbabwe risks losing 100 000 potential jobs in the tourism industry following the introduction of 15 percent value added tax  (Vat) on foreign tourists, the Zimbabwe Council for Tourism (ZCT) has warned.
In such a suffering economy yet the politicians of Zimbabwe who have vast resources are willing to pay of national debts using the money of ordinary citizens. Most of the decisions which are at the expense of citizens are done without any consultation from the citizens themselves

It was not long ago where the new constitution was declared a peoples constitution where as some region of the country don't know the existence of the constitutions or the contents of the new, they don't know what rights are embedded for them in the Constitution.

Who knows the increase of Vat is just strategically positioned and timely with the government's offer to pay off the debt owed by the RBZ and take it as a national debt.

With this act over a thousand people are have their fingers crossed that they manage to earn a living. Francis Ngwenya the Zimbabwe Council for Tourism (ZCT) president said "the imposition of 15 percent levy on non-resident Zimbabweans will slow down our ability to attract high value tourists because we are now an expensive tourism destination”.

Shouldn't all stakeholders involved be consulted before such decisions are carried out.#think on this.

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