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Economist Professor Gift Mugano says the proposal by the Minister of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion Mthuli Ncube to allow only traders registered for VAT purposes and in possession of valid Tax Clearance Certificates to procure goods from manufacturers is aimed at saving established supermarkets from collapse.
Mugano said if the proposal is adopted by Parliament, more than six million people who are making livelihoods from buying and selling will be negatively affected.
In his 2024 National Budget presentation on Thursday, Ncube said:
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To restore the supply chain from the manufacturer, wholesaler to retailer, I propose that only licensed and Tax Compliant Operators procure goods from manufacturers and wholesalers.
In addition, I, therefore, propose that only traders registered for VAT purposes and in possession of valid Tax Clearance Certificates be eligible to procure goods from manufacturers.
I, further, propose to review downwards, the VAT registration threshold to US$25 000, or local currency equivalent, with effect from 1 January 2024.
Enterprises that meet the above threshold should, thus, register and account for VAT, failure of which applicable penalties will be invoked.
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Responding to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Ndavaningi Mangwana, who had said small-scale retailers should either “formalise or fold up”, Mugano said:
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In my view, this proposed policy aims to save established supermarkets from collapse at the expense of 6 million people who are making livelihoods from buying and selling.
In your view, you are convinced that a trader without a VAT certificate is informal? Most of the traders buying from manufacturers are already formalized – securing a VAT is not the only ticket to formalization.
Are you aware that these traders make sales amounting to US$500 per month which makes it difficult for them to hit US$25 000 required for them to get VAT certificate?
Again, in your view, do you think that when you shut them out of the local manufacturing sector they will fold their hands and die?
There are high chances that they will smuggle goods into the country whilst our own manufacturing companies will be closing down as sales take a drastic fall. Is this what you want to achieve as a government?
Have you ever put a thought on how products like beer, bread and ice cream are sold? Sales of these commodities are moved by traders who can’t qualify for VAT certificates, not supermarkets.
So, what is going to happen to both traders and manufacturers of these commodities?
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Proposed VAT Registration Policy Meant To Protect Supermarkets - Mugano

The Harare City Council is blaming building owners for the influx of tuckshops in the central business district (CBD). The local government authority says business owners are illegally renting their buildings out to foreigners.
Street vendors and tuckshop traders are thriving, posing a threat to traditional supermarkets. The retail space is now dominated by foreigners, including Indians, Chinese, Pakistanis, Nigerians, Malawians, and Tanzanians.
The HCC small to medium enterprises committee chairperson <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Denford_Ngadziore/">Denford Ngadziore</a> said the city fathers have an SME policy which has not been followed. He told <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200017849/inside-supermarkets-tuckshops-war">NewsDay</a>:
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We know that most tuckshops are operated by foreigners which is against the law. Council has no power to come between business partners but building owners are renting out their buildings to foreigners who in turn convert them to retail shops.
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The influx of tuckshops has led to lower prices and increased competition, benefiting consumers. Tuckshops can offer lower prices due to lower overhead costs, sourcing products directly from wholesalers, and flexible pricing. However, big supermarket operators complain of unfair competition, citing tax evasion and informal trading practices.
Finance Secretary <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/George_Guvamatanga/">George Guvamatanga</a> questioned the validity of big retailers’ complaints about being unable to compete with tuckshops. He pointed out that tuckshops pay higher rentals, operate with cash purchases, and lack access to cheaper foreign currency, suggesting other factors may be affecting formal retailers.
Renowned economist <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Gift_Mugano/">Gift Mugano</a> responded to Guvamatanga’s remarks and acknowledged that supermarkets have legitimate concerns. He attributed the high prices of goods in supermarkets to the exchange rate disparities between formal and parallel markets. Mugano said:
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Your ministry liberalised the imports for about 11 products. These commodities are coming through duty free and VAT-free. Tuckshops are importing these commodities, whilst our supermarkets procure the very same commodities locally — a position that is economically and morally sound aimed at fostering job creation and local content.
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Mugano also highlighted the compliance burdens faced by formal businesses, including taxes, levies, rentals, and salary payments. He emphasised that exchange rate fluctuations and inflation have negatively impacted formal businesses’ capital and cash flows. While the informal sector can sell in US dollars, formal businesses must comply with the law, which Mugano believes is appropriate.
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Harare City Council Accuses Building Owners Of Illegally Renting Tuckshops To Foreigners

Manufacturers are adamant they will continue supplying goods to unofficial traders (tuckshops) who exclusively pay in United States dollars.
This is despite pressure from the government for them to follow proper supply and distribution channels.
Last week, the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Sithembiso Nyoni, said manufacturers are “killing” wholesalers and fomenting chaos in the market by bypassing wholesalers and directly supplying goods to retailers and informal traders.
However, an executive with a Harare-based manufacturing company, who preferred anonymity told <a href="https://businesstimes.co.zw/manufacturers-vow-to-chase-greenback-in-the-informal-sector/">Business Times</a> that the Minister should engage industry rather than “spit venom”. Said the business executive:
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I don’t think [Industry and Commerce] Minister Stembiso Nyoni knows what we are going through to survive the current challenges.
We need a great deal of foreign currency but the whole economy is only limited to US$5m a week on the auction hence we need these cash payments from the informal traders to oil the industry.
We can’t be forced to supply N Richards, Metro Peech and Mohamed Mussa when they pay the Zimbabwean dollar after 45 days using the price of the delivery date at a time when they will be adjusting prices twice or thrice per week.
Instead of spitting venom, the minister should sit down with the industry and discuss what should be done to find common ground.
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The president of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), Kurai Matsheza, said manufacturers are not discriminating against anyone. He said:
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Manufacturers are bypassing nobody; they just distribute to whoever meets their trading terms best.
From our members all we hear is that they just want to have that dollar for their product as fast enough so that they are able to keep on producing; remain in business and grow.
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Speaking during a tour of National Foods Holdings on Wednesday last week, the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nyoni said the Government will “address the distortions” in the supply chain of products.
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Manufacturers Vow To Continue Supplying Tuckshops

An economist has accused Finance and Economic Investment Ministry’s Permanent Secretary George Guvamatanga of promoting the cannibalisation of formal businesses after he dismissed claims by owners of formal retailers that informal shops (tuckshops) are killing their businesses.
The economic commentator, Tinashe Murapata, said the retail and wholesale sector is the largest contributor to tax through VAT and the electronic transfer tax. He said:
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The perm sec, in his apoplectic misfiring, was invariably accusing himself and Treasury of mismanaging the economy.
Worse, instead of protecting the guys who believed in his policies to the letter, he threw them under the bus.
The retail and wholesale sector is the largest contributor to tax through VAT and 2% electronic transfer tax.
They act as legal agents to the Treasury. Yet, today, there are clandestine operations that avoid paying VAT at all.
What then does it say about the Treasury promoting the cannibalisation of formal businesses? Businesses that on cue have followed what the President wants?
The banking sector has been reduced to a miserable US$1.2bn lending activity. 25% of its GNU highs. US$2bn deposits outside the banking sector.
The truth is that the Perm Sec is diverting attention. Government of Zimbabwe’s policy prescriptions told the patient to jump off a bridge. Unfortunately, the patient followed instructions.
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Guvamatanga made the controversial comments at the Zimbabwe Economic Development Conference (ZEDCON) in Victoria Falls.
Last week, one of the country’s biggest retail chains, OK Zimbabwe, said “tuckshops” are killing large-scale retailers as they are forced to price their products using the official exchange rate which makes the goods very expensive in US dollars.
But Guvamatanga contended that big retailers should come up with innovative measures and adapt to economic dynamics. He said:
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How do you complain about a tuck shop that pays five times more per square meter rent, does not have access to credit, and buys all the goods in cash right, because they do not have any access to credit?
Possibly they do not have better systems than what you have. And they do not have access to the cheaper foreign currency, they have to go to the parallel market.
You then come and say that you’re not able to compete because you have been taken out of business by informal tuck shops.
If I were on the board, I would fire you because you will be useless management. I would fire you.
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Govt Promoting The Cannibalisation Of Formal Businesses - Economist

A Masvingo tuckshop owner was shot dead by unknown robbers who also stole an unspecified amount of money on Saturday evening.
In a report seen by Pindula News, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said the robbers arrived when Michael Munhungowarwa (41) and his wife were closing their tuckshop. Reads the report:
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Police in Masvingo are appealing for information which may lead to the arrest of an unknown suspect who shot dead a tuckshop owner, Michael Munhungowarwa (41), with a pistol before stealing unknown amount of cash on 07/01/23 at around 2100 hours along Kaguvi Street, Mucheke B, Masvingo. The suspect pounced at the tuckshop when the victim and his wife, Martha Taguta (26) were packing groceries while preparing to close the shop for the day. Anyone with information to report at any nearest Police Station. 
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Accidents:
ZRP reported that two people died on the spot while 13 others were injured on Saturday 07 January 2023 at around 1730 hours at the 117 km peg along Harare-Bulawayo Road when a Yutong bus was involved in a head-on collision with a Toyota Hilux vehicle.
The Yutong bus which had 17 passengers on board was travelling towards Harare while the Toyota Hilux was travelling in the opposite direction.
The bodies of the victims were taken to Chegutu District Hospital mortuary for post-mortem whilst the injured are admitted at the same hospital.
In another accident, three people were killed while 12 others were injured when a Toyota Hiace vehicle with 17 passengers on board was involved in a head-on collision with a Ford Ranger vehicle along Robert Mugabe Way, near Clyde Road, Eastlea, Harare on Saturday at 2015 hours.
The bodies of the victims were taken to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals mortuary for post-mortem whilst the injured are admitted at the same hospital.
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