They are as blind as puppies to the elementary logic that by importing finished goods Zimbabweans are exporting jobs and scarce foreign currency badly needed to staunch further de-industrialisation.
Government recently raised duty for imported luxury vehicle models to between 40 percent and 60 percent. This complemented its circular number 16 of 2011, which requires State-aligned entities to purchase all their operational vehicles from Willowvale Mazda Motor Industries and Quest Motor Corporation.
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