President Emmerson Mnangagwa said today that he was not consulted first before the Minister of Finance Mthuli Ncube decided to remove the subsidy on maize and wheat.
Speaking at a Zanu PF Youth Interface rally in Kadoma, the president said:
We must create safety nets to help the poor amoung us. The day before yesterday, I heard that the subsidy on grains was removed. I reject that. I want to say it here that I reject it move because mealie meal is a basic commodity for the masses. We cannot remove the subsidy. So I am putting that subsidy back, so that the price comes down. So they will publish it tomorrow and they’ll have to admit that they had not consulted me first.
