Exorbitant traffic fines fuel corruption: Parly

THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Finance and Economic Development on Tuesday shot down the proposed $100 fine for traffic offences saying it would promote corruption.

Presenting their analysis of the 2016 National Budget in the National Assembly, chairperson of the committee David Chapfika said Zimbabweans were already a traumatised people who could ill afford such a fine.

“On the proposed road traffic fines, it is the view of your committee that a fine of $100 is too much for an already traumatised population and this can promote corruption on our highways,” the committee report read.

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