Zimbabwean cross boarders travelling in buses towing luggage trailers are now also entitled to $200 rebate on Customs and Excise duty enjoyed by their peers who use private vehicles and buses without trailers. Government, in line with the Constitution, recently amended Statutory Instrument 148 of 2015 which took away that privilege from people travelling in cross-border buses towing trailers.
In terms of SI 148 of 2016, travelling in a bus drawing a trailer automatically classified one as a trader, who was not entitled to enjoy the privilege of the rebate.This was despite the fact that 90 percent of cross-border buses tow luggage trailers because there is another legal requirement barring the use of traditional rooftop luggage carriers.
Cross-border transport operators and travelers queried the discriminating implications of the law and lodged complaints with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. They cried foul over loss of business as travelers were now shunning their buses.
Among the most vocal groups was Jay Jay Travel and Tours, which wrote to the ministry arguing that the law was discriminatory and unfair on the part of bona fide travelers who found themselves in buses drawing trailers.
Source: Masasi eharare.com
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