Zimbabwe: Gvt Suspends Civil Servants Bonus Payments

GOVERNMENTG said on Monday it is suspending payment of bonus to civil servants for the next two years due to budgetary constraints.

Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa told journalists that the decision, which cabinet had endorsed, was part of measures the government was exploring to contain the high recurrent expenditure which includes the wage bill currently amounting to 82 percent of the country's budget.

...

AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.