THE government is cranking up its war on smugglers, as they prejudice both local businesses and the fiscus, the minister of Finance Mthuli Ncube says.
Speaking in Bulawayo yesterday, at a well-attended post-Budget breakfast meeting that was hosted by the country’s most influential newspaper, the Daily News — in conjunction with the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries— Ncube, added that smuggling was costing the nation a fortune.
“It’s fair to say that we have seen an increase in smuggling over the past few years…”