{"id":98930,"date":"2024-09-25T12:55:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T10:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/govt-backtracks-on-unleaded-fuel-ban-2"},"modified":"2024-09-25T14:56:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T12:56:38","slug":"govt-backtracks-on-unleaded-fuel-ban-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/govt-backtracks-on-unleaded-fuel-ban-2","title":{"rendered":"Govt backtracks on unleaded fuel ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>GOVERNMENT has made a U-turn on the ban on unleaded fuel following President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s intervention, Information minister Jenfan Muswere has said.<\/p>\n<p>Government last month announced the ban on unleaded petrol through Statutory Instrument 150 of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Energy and Power Development minister Edgar Moyo said he announced the changes in consultation with the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority.<\/p>\n<p>Muswere, however, said \u201cno policy position exists\u201d on banning unleaded fuel.<\/p>\n<p>He made the remarks recently at the National University of Science and Technology\u2019s 11th Annual International Conference on Communication and Information Science.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first question is about unleaded fuel. And the response is firstly, I am the official government spokesperson,\u201d Muswere said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been discussions around this issue, but the government of Zimbabwe makes science-based decisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we had our discussions some few weeks ago, His Excellency directed that whatever discussions (that) revolved around unleaded fuel, the discussions had not been comprehensive enough and that it was not government position to ban unleaded fuel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Muswere said discussions on the ban were not based on an official government policy position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe second item is that in the majority of cases, there has been a taxation loophole around the importation of unleaded fuel,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said there were discussions around the blending ratios among stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rational sense also in part of the discussions around the blending ratios,\u201d Muswere said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe more a country is able, in terms of human capital development, to research, to come up with a blending ratio and reduce its import bill and create employment, the better for the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe more a country exports than it imports, it generates a positive balance of trade. But the official government position is that no policy position exists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to SI 150 of 2024, all unleaded petrol imported into Zimbabwe was supposed to be blended with anhydrous ethanol.<\/p>\n<p>This meant that fuel importers should mix a certain percentage of ethanol with petrol before selling it to motorists.<\/p>\n<p>The decision sparked outrage among motorists, who argued that they should be freedom to choose preferred fuel type.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. GOVERNMENT has made a U-turn on the ban on unleaded fuel following President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s intervention, Information minister Jenfan Muswere has said. Government last month announced the ban on unleaded petrol through Statutory Instrument 150 of 2024. 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