Cornered Mthuli rejects calls to scrap tax
....as fiscal vacuum risks choking recovering economy

LVINGSTONE MARUFU AND SAMANTHA MADE Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has rejected calls to scrap a two percent tax on electronic transactions, saying it had become a crucial cog to government revenue. This was against the backdrop of mounting pressure from both business and political forces, who argue that the tax, known as the Intermediated…






