Africa: Zimbabwe Now Africa’s Most Taxed Nation – Biti

Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti has accused the government of overburdening Zimbabweans with what he described as “toxic” new presumptive taxes that threaten to cripple small businesses and deepen economic hardship.

Posting on X (formerly Twitter) after the publication of Public Notice 51 of 2025, which sets out new tax obligations for informal traders, Biti said the measures were a restatement of punitive provisions already contained in the Finance Act of 2024.

Under the new rules, groups…