The government owes the City of Masvingo $16.7 million in unpaid services, an amount that is greater than it owes any other local authority, according to Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa.
The second highest debt is to the Harare City Council which it owes $16.5 million while Bulawayo which is in third place is owed only $1.9 million.
Chinamasa gave the breakdown in response to a question from Senator David Chimhini who said the government debt to local authorities was crippling their operations.
Here is the breakdown of what each of the major towns is owed in outstanding bills as at 31 March 2016.
|
Town |
Amount |
|
City of Masvingo |
16 671 786 |
|
City of Harare |
16 499 618 |
|
City of Bulawayo |
1 940 044 |
|
City of Mutare |
347 140 |
|
Bindura Municipality |
247 605 |
|
Victoria Falls Town Council |
226 136 |
|
Chitungwiza Municipality |
189 521 |
|
Kwekwe City Council |
146 696 |
|
Chegutu Municipality |
137 322 |
|
Kariba Town Council |
100 426 |
|
Municipality of Redcliff |
96 053 |
|
Hwange Local Board |
62 321 |
|
Lupane Town Council |
57 360 |
|
Rusape Town Council |
49 099 |
|
Mvurwi Town Council |
21 205 |
|
Total |
36 792 333 |
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