Overtaxing citizens heartless: CSOs

CIVIL Society Organisations (CSOs) have expressed concern about government’s 2025 proposed taxes that overtaxing citizens already under siege from life’s intractable challenges was criminally heartless.

Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion minister Mthuli Ncube presented a ZiG276,4 billion 2025 national budget.

To enhance revenue collection, Ncube announced a cocktail of new taxes effective January 1, 2025, on fast foods, plastic bags, betting and rental income.

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