Zimbabwe's Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa told MPs it was time to tighten belts. This is because the country is not collecting enough in taxes to pay salaries. PHOTO | BBC
Zimbabwe’s finance minister has announced that the government is going to cut 25,000 jobs in the civil service because it cannot afford to foot the bill, the state-run Herald newspaper reports.
Patrick Chinamasa told parliament salaries and allowances would also be cut and there would be no bonuses for two years. Most civil servants receive a bonus at Christmas, known at the “13th cheque”.
