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Taxpayers in trouble: New levy coming
26 May 2017 at 01:34hrs | Views
The Zanu-PF led Government is set to further burden taxpayers by introducing a fuel levy to finance a new Road Accident Fund that will ensure compulsory compensation of road traffic accident victims
The fund will also cover disbursements of funds to victims on compassionate and medical grounds.
Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development, Mr Allowance Sango, said the Government was proposing the fund for compulsory compensation.
"We are proposing compulsory compensation, which ensures that people get health services when they need them soon after an accident.
"The fund will also address the state of preparedness in the event of an accident, as most people lose their lives because they don't get specialised medical care in time," state media quoted him saying.
The fund will also cover disbursements of funds to victims on compassionate and medical grounds.
"We are proposing compulsory compensation, which ensures that people get health services when they need them soon after an accident.
"The fund will also address the state of preparedness in the event of an accident, as most people lose their lives because they don't get specialised medical care in time," state media quoted him saying.
Source - Chronicle
