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*Govt Raises $22 Million Health Levy From Airtime Tax* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?bg Responding to questions in Parliament last week, Minister of Health and Child Care Dr David Parirenyatwa said Government has raised $22 million from a levy imposed on airtime. The money was raised by collecting five cents from the sale of airtime recharge cards. Parirenyatwa said the money will be used to procure drugs and other accessories at public health institutions. Said Parirenyatwa: ---------- Latest itel S24 available on Pindula: 128GB storage, 4GB RAM $119 USD WhatsApp: +263715068543 Calls: 0772464000 Buy Online: https://www.pindula.co.zw/market/itel-s24-128gb-22-20240426142756795795/?s=wanews ---------- > We have had a Health Levy Fund where we take five cents of every dollar to those who are using cellphones. So if you phone and your bill is a dollar, we take five cents from there and put it into Health Levy Fund. To date, this has raised $22 million and we have taken up to $16 million to purchase drugs and other accessories. These are now mostly, at the national pharmaceutical company. I am quite certain that within the next few weeks, there will be a sizeable difference in terms of supply of medicines in our institutions. The challenge that we have is that we could have used more money but the constraint has been foreign currency allocation. More: Chronicle _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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