‘We are ready for salary cap lawsuits’

FINANCE minister Patrick Chinamasa has said the government would welcome lawsuits on the $6 000 salary cap for heads of local authorities, parastatals and State enterprises, saying they would give them a public platform to discuss the matter.

Addressing journalists at a Press briefing in Bulawayo on Wednesday evening, Chinamasa said there were companies that would be reviewing upwards and downwards after the remuneration audit.

“And also to emphasise, the $6 000 is an interim measure so that we stop the haemorrhaging that was taking place and this will be the case until we have done the remuneration audit entity by entity.

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