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Treasury raises US$8million from sugar tax

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Finance says it has raised US$8 million from the sugar tax regime that was introduced in 2024 National Budget presented as the country intensifies efforts to fund healthcare through home-grown initiatives. The money raised is set to be channeled towards cancer treatment. This was revealed by the Health and Child Care Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora during the Health Development Partners Coordination Forum Meeting on Friday. There is an issue of sugar tax which I should mention now because yesterday (Thursday) I had also challenged…

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Treasury fails to fully disburse 2022 Budget Allocation to Ministry of Health

Kuda Pembere

Zimbabwe’s Finance and Economic Development Ministry had by end of September not fully disburse the 2022 National Budget allocation it allocated to the Health and Child Care during the 2022 national budget. By Kuda Pembere This was said by Bulawayo Central Member of Parliament Hon. Nicola Watson who is also the acting chairperson of the health and child care parliamentary committee on Wednesday. The Ministry of Health and Child Care had received 85% of the revised budget of ZWL$146.63billion as at 30 September 2022,” she said. During the period in…

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Gvt Unfreezes 4000 Health Posts To Battle Covid-19

Healthtimes

TREASURY has approved the unfreezing of health posts in Zimbabwe as part of Zimbabwe’s Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Response. By Kuda Pembere At a time when the Health Ministry alongside health workers’ unions and health Civil Society Organisations have been calling for the unfreezing of health posts, it took the overwhelming threat of COVID-19 to Zimbabweans lives for the Finance Ministry to accede. “Treasury has also concurred to the freezing of over 4 000 health sector posts, and creation of an additional 200 medical posts with a view of scaling to…

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