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The government has put in place arrangements on how the civil servants US$75 allowance and government pensioners US$30 Covid -19 relief is going to work in shops.
While briefing the media after a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube said they have agreed with both banks and shops on how civil servants can use their allowances and the money has since been transferred to banks.
He said civil servants and government pensioners should be able to use the money very soon.
“Yes, the modalities for accessing the money have now been put in place. Banks were supposed to come up with ways to open accounts; that has been done, that was the first step. The second step was to make sure retailers are able to receive payments for goods and services, so that has been put in place. Please note that there has been progress and that the allowance is tax-free as previously announced and we will capture that in the Finance Bill,” said Prof Ncube.
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