Emcoz demands urgent fix to digital tax law

The Employers’ Confederation of Zimbabwe (Emcoz) has urged the government to urgently issue a corrective statutory instrument to align the law with the Treasury’s recent clarification on the newly introduced 15% digital services withholding tax.

The 15% digital services withholding tax, which took effect on January 1, 2026, applies to payments made from Zimbabwe to offshore digital platforms.

Under the 2026 National Budget and Finance Act 7 of 2025, the tax covers e-hailing and platform-based service fees, online advertising subscriptions, digital streaming and online content services, as well as satellite-based and other cross-border digital access services.

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