Speaking
in
the
National
Assembly
on
Wednesday,
the
Minister
of
Information,
Publicity
and
Broadcasting
Services,
Jenfan
Muswere,
acknowledged
that
the
current
fee
of
US$30
per
term
for
a
car
radio
licence
may
be
excessive.
He
indicated
that
proposals
have
been
made
to
reduce
the
fee
to
a
range
of
between
US$5
and
US$15.
Said
Muswere:
[On
Tuesday],
when
we
were
in
Cabinet,
a
decision
was
passed
to
review
levies
and
licence
fees.
This
was
done
looking
at
the
categories,
which
amount
to
12,
which
include
the
Broadcasting
Services
Act,
which
states
that
ZBC,
working
together
with
the
Minister
of
Information,
Publicity
and
Broadcasting
Services,
has
a
responsibility
to
review
the
fees.The
decision,
which
was
taken
[on
Tuesday]
provided
that
the
reviews
must
be
done
through
the
directive
which
was
passed
by
President
Mnangagwa,
that
the
fees
must
be
reviewed,
including
the
radio
and
television
licences.
Muswere
said
that,
following
consultations
with
ZBC,
a
Statutory
Instrument
would
be
issued
to
outline
the
new
fee
structure,
including
exemptions—particularly
for
senior
citizens.
He
added
that,
in
line
with
Cabinet’s
directive
to
reduce
various
government
levies
and
fees,
the
Ministry
of
Finance,
Economic
Development
and
Investment
Promotion
was
addressing
the
matter.Said
Muswere:
I
expect
this
job
of
reviewing
licences
to
be
done
immediately
because
the
decision
has
already
been
made
to
make
sure
that
all
the
pricing
of
licences
has
been
reduced
so
that
all
businesses
and
all
the
beneficiaries
of
this
country
can
be
served
and
to
also
ensure
that
the
ease
of
doing
business
can
be
done
properly.
All
these
reviews
are
not
going
to
take
more
than
six
months.
Twelve
sectors
have
been
identified
for
review.
These
include
health,
tourism,
agriculture,
retail,
transport,
energy,
manufacturing,
telecommunications,
broadcasting,
financial
services,
construction,
and
the
liquor
industry.