Presenting his 2014 Budget Statement late last year, Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa proposed an increase of US$0,02 per litre of diesel and petrol from January 1, 2014 as a way of raising revenue to finance the Plumtree-Mutare road loan. The Plumree-Mutare road deal involves Infralink - a special purpose vehicle formed between Group Five of South Africa and the Zimbabwe National Road Administration - and the Development Bank of Southern Africa.
The highway is taken as a model for Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) venture for the country, which is also seeking another deal for the Beitbridge-Harare-Chirundu highway.
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