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*Businesses In Harare Challenge Licence Fee Hike*

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The business community in Harare has expressed unhappiness over the shop licences fee hike by the Harare City Council.

A number of small to medium enterprise businesspersons have signed a petition against the increase. Part of the petition reads:

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> As the business community of Harare guided by the Urban Councils Act (Chapter 29:15), we feel obliged to be consulted on issues of city budgets.

> We are guided by Section 86 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, which gives us the right to have access to information with regards to our operations.

> Currently, we are experiencing deflation as per the Minister of Finance and Economic Development’s economic outlook for 2022.

> The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe auction rate has remained the same for the last three months.

One businesswoman operating hair salons in the capital told H-Metro that her licence fee had gone up from US$400 to US$640.

She said the “unjustified charges” may force small businesses to close shop. Another shop owner said:

> It’s an unjustified increase. They want to force all licence holders into vending where corruption is rampant; this is not good at all.

A significant number of shops in Harare’s Central Business District are reportedly operating without licences and some city officials are allegedly taking bribes not to shut them down. | H-Metro

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