Zimbabwe has removed import controls on maize and wheat flour following a severe drought that cut supplies, a cabinet minister said.
Acting information minister Simangaliso Ndlovu said in a post-cabinet press statement that the government would now allow anyone to import maize, maize meal and flour. Import duty on the products had also been removed so they can be brought into the country cheaply. Ndlovu said the measures were temporary.Millers will no longer be able to buy grain at subsidised prices from the state grain agency, Ndlovu also said, in a move that takes immediate effect.
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube had said in a budget speech last week the subsidies would end in January, raising concerns that"The government will also be unveiling a mechanism for targeted subsidies for basic foodstuffs. This is intended as an additional cushion for vulnerable households and the generality of Zimbabweans," Ndlovu said.
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