{"id":15976,"date":"2019-11-25T19:28:18","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T17:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=15976"},"modified":"2019-11-25T19:28:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T17:28:18","slug":"pay-your-tax-zimra-urges-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/pay-your-tax-zimra-urges-nation","title":{"rendered":"Pay your tax, Zimra urges nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has urged citizens to voluntarily comply with tax payment to help generate adequate revenue for socio-economic development.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview after a tax seminar held at the National University of Science and Technology in Bulawayo recently, Zimra head of corporate communications Mr Francis Chimanda said the forum was part of their wider campaign to create awareness on the importance of voluntary tax compliance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZimra is trying to move away from a situation where it enforces tax obligations on people instead of them complying voluntarily. That\u2019s basically what we are hoping for,\u201d said Mr Chimanda.<\/p>\n<p>This, Mr Chimanda said, would ensure everyone contributes to the betterment of the economy.<\/p>\n<p>He said one of Zimra\u2019s four pillars was partnerships and the authority believes that voluntary tax compliance is its top priority in fulfilling its mandate.<\/p>\n<p>The seminar was held under the theme, \u201c#Catch Them Young\u201d which sought to create awareness among students on the importance of voluntary tax compliance.<\/p>\n<p>A similar seminar was held at the University of Zimbabwe recently. \u2013 @pridesinstictz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has urged citizens to voluntarily comply with tax payment to help generate adequate revenue for socio-economic development. 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