Zimbabwe: Biti Trims Down ZEC Budget for Referendum

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission's (ZEC) $85 million budget to stage this Saturday's referendum was excessive and government had to scale it down to realistic levels, Finance Minister Tendai Biti has said. He has reduced the budget by $10 million.

Biti told journalists in Harare that he held a lengthy meeting with President Robert Mugabe last week, where they decided to streamline the ZEC budget. Justice and Legal Affairs Minister Patrick Chinamasa also attended the meeting.

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