Top advisory warns against punitive taxes
The government is aiming to collect an additional US$1,47 billion in revenue for 2026, targeting total revenues of US$9,4 billion, up from this year’s expected returns of US$7,93 billion.
By Tatira Zwinoira
Dec. 5, 2025
2026 budget: Debt, discipline and politics of containment
Zimbabwe, facing deeper governance concerns and no access to concessional lending, is even less positioned to advance its arrears plan.
By Chenayi Mutambasere
Dec. 5, 2025
Fiscal crisis a technical blueprint meeting Zimbabwe’s political reality
This practice has turned arrears into the “primary driver of domestic debt”, creating profound instability for small and medium-sized enterprises that form the backbone of the private sector.
By Julia Ndlela
Dec. 5, 2025
Industry condemns shocking display of state extravagance
Zimbabwe’s industries have issued a scathing warning: government is living large while the economy limps.
By Mthandazo Nyoni
Dec. 5, 2025
Economists slam 2026 budget as tax grab that offers ‘no real relief’
“The overall impression I got is that it’s a complacent document, suggesting that everything is fine and there’s no need to fix what’s broken.”
‘Budget skirts workers’ issues’
He said the shift was regressive and placed a heavier burden on the working poor.
By Melody Chikono
Dec. 1, 2025
Growth forecast cut to 5%… the nearly balanced US$9,5bn budget counts on inflation stability, above-normal rainfall to keep recovery on track
Ncube said the 2026 fiscal plan serves as an implementation tool for the second National Development Strategy (NDS2), which will guide Zimbabwe’s development agenda from 2026 to 2030.
By Tinashe Kairiza
Nov. 28, 2025
Record education budget fails to quell crisis, say teachers
Ncube said the funding would cater for wage costs, provide basic education and support the construction and equipping of schools, especially in underserved communities.
By Freeman Makopa
Nov. 28, 2025
As tax burden bites, all eyes on Ncube’s 2026 budget
FINANCE, Economic Development and Investment Promotion minister Mthuli Ncube will tomorrow present the 2026 National Budget amid a clamour for tax relief.
By Newsday
Nov. 26, 2025
