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ZCTU says budget has nothing for workers

The much awaited 2011 budget statement has left workers with a sour taste in the mouth after the Finance Minister failed to incorporate submissions of labour that were meant to alleviate suffering of the country’s workforce. Labour sees…
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Budget debate on ZBC complete nonsense

I had just left Parliament after the presentation of the 2011 budget and turned on my car radio to listen to the ZBC. I was shocked by what I heard. The commentator was asking a young man what he thought of the budget and the first thing he…
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Zimbabwe’s economy set to grow by 9,3%

FINANCE minister Tendai Biti yesterday said the economy will next year grow by 9,3% as the country slowly recovers from a decade-long economic meltdown. In his 2011 National Budget presentation in parliament, the minister said gross…
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Biti's 2010 budget highlights

By Tony Hawkins ZIMBABWE will cut the rate of corporate tax to 25 per cent from 30 per cent, but raised tax rates for the mining industry, according to a budget for 2010 announced by Finance Minister Tendai Biti on Wednesday. Biti said…
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In Defence of Biti's Budget

By Dr Paul Mutuzu Zimbabwe Finance Minister Tendai Biti's recent budget contains important measures capable of wooing entrepreneurs,small businesses and the Diaspora for sustained economic recovery. With unemployment rate over 90%,…
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Economy to grow by 3,7 percent: Biti

HARARE — Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Tendai Biti on Thursday predicted that the country's economy, ravaged by years of hyperinflation, would grow by at least 3.7 percent by the end of the year. Presenting the country's half-year national…
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