Civil servants reject 2,5% tax

GOVERNMENT’s decision to introduce subsidised grocery shops in army barracks and for all members of the uniformed forces has attracted an outpour of anger from civil servants and the generality of Zimbabweans, who described the project as divisive.

Civil servants have also vowed to resist the proposed 2,5% tax on their salaries to fund the project. Cabinet on Wednesday resolved to set up garrison shops to enable all members of the defence forces, who will be on Government Employees Mutual Services (GEMS) Fund, to have the additional benefit of accessing subsidised basic commodities that will be sold in the specialised shops within cantonment areas.

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