Harare City Council backs down on US dollar billing after treasury censure

HARARE – The Harare City Council (HCC) has reversed its controversial decision to bill rate payers in US dollars only following a treasury order for the local authority to abandon the action. Town House had announced the measure claiming this was a way to preserve the value of the city’s bank balances in the midst of the fast-depreciating value of the local currency. Treasury pulled rank and…

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