Bonus for Zimbabwe's civil servants

Civil servants will this year get their annual bonus without any hassles with Government, through Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa, already mobilising resources towards the payment which is usually staggered between November and December.

Minister Chinamasa yesterday told Members of Parliament attending a pre-budget consultative conference here that the 13th cheque would be paid despite Government collecting little revenue.

He said his biggest headache at the moment is to mobilise resources not only to pay salaries, but bonuses because our revenue collection has been below target.

He said up to September they received revenue of $2,7 billion against a target of $2,8 billion while they were still receiving new claims of Government indebtedness that they were still examining how they were acquired and their authenticity.

Minister Chinamasa, together with Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Mangudya, told legislators that the multi-currency regime would remain until the economy stabilises.