Mthuli appeals rice tax ban in Zimbabwe

Published 2022년 1월 8일

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Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has appealed a High Court judgment that ruled against charging 14.5% value-added tax (VAT) on all imported rice products, citing double taxation. The initial ruling by Justice Webster Chinamhora exempted rice from taxation, leading to a price increase of 20% to 25%. Human rights activist Vongai Zimudzi had sued Ncube and Zimra over the issue. Ncube's appeal argues that the court erred in finding that the ministry had the necessary standing to seek the relief granted, and seeks to overturn the judgment in its entirety.

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Source: Mthuli appeals rice tax ban – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY DESMOND CHINGARANDE FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday filed an appeal against a High Court judgment on Wednesday, which banned the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) and Treasury from charging 14,5% value-added tax (VAT) on all imported rice products. Taxing of rice imports had resulted in the prices of the product going up by 20% to 25% as importers passed on the costs to consumers. Human rights activist Vongai Zimudzi, through her lawyer Obey Shava, had dragged Ncube and Zimra to court for double taxation of rice imports. But in his ruling on Wednesday, High Court judge Justice Webster Chinamhora said it should be exempt from taxation. Zimra and Ncube had backdated the charging of VAT on imported rice to 2016. Yesterday, Ncube deposed his application to challenge Justice Chinamhora’s ruling through his lawyers, Kantor and Immerman. “It being common cause, or must be taken to be common cause, that: The ministry is ...

Source: Zimbabwesituation