Zimbabwe Spends US$1.53 Billion in 4 Months, Citizens Demand Answers

Zimbabwe Spends US$1.53 Billion in 4 Months, Citizens Demand Answers

Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, says the government has managed to live within its means, spending US$1.53 billion in just four months while collecting slightly more, US$1.57 billion in revenue.

Zimbabwe Spends US$1.53 Billion in 4 Months

Speaking to journalists in Harare on Tuesday, 29 April, the minister described this as a major achievement. In a video shared by Information Secretary Nick Mangwana on X, Ncube proudly announced that despite limited borrowing space, Zimbabwe is staying on budget.

“We managed to raise US$1,57 billion in terms of revenue. In terms of expenditure, it was US$1,53 billion equivalent. Again, we were able to live within our means as we always do. We have a tight budget because of limited space for borrowing,” Mthuli Ncube said.

Watch the video below:

Zimbabweans Demand Answers

However, ordinary Zimbabweans didn’t exactly roll out the red carpet for the announcement. In the comment section, many questioned how the money was being used, pointing to the daily struggles they face despite all the government’s “target beating.”

Here are some of the reactions:

@MuronzwaLameck:

But civil servants are earning less than 250 USD. Make it make sense.

@gonorejindwi1:

How come muzvipatara hamuna mishonga, the roads are not being revamped when you are reaching the targets?

@lovemoresithol8:

If we are always surpassing tax collection targets, why are there no improvements in the Hospitals, in people’s lives, in schools, in whatever you might think of?

@ColonialGhost1:

Exceeding revenue targets while:

* Civil servants earn poverty wages (below USD100/month)
*Hospitals lack basic drugs
*Infrastructure crumbles
*Diaspora remittances (not govt policy) keep families alive
This isn’t success, it’s extracting blood from stone while elites feast.

@GwenziNdin57383:

A father who keeps a fat wallet, yet his family is impoverished and starving. You’re containing public expenditure by not disbursing funds to Ministries & Parastatals. And we are expected to give a pat on Mthuli’s back for a job well done?

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