Instead, it will cut “excessive demand” for spending by ministries and government workers and replace an automobile allocation program with a loan facility, he said.
Ncube promised to slash the government’s wage bill, which swallows 95 percent to 98 percent of revenue, when he presented the 2019 budget to parliament on 22 November.
A budget deficit of 11.1 percent is unsustainable, Ncube said, noting that in September and October “we achieved a surplus of $29 million and this demonstrates that we’re walking the talk”.
The southern African nation won’t consider currency reform until its “macro-economic fundamentals” have been restored, Ncube said.
Zimbabwe abandoned its currency in February 2009 and has mainly used the dollar since then.- Bloomberg/Own
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