Civil Service reforms begin
www.thezimbabwedaily.com December 30, 2017
Civil Service salaries and other staff-related expenses have previously gobbled 80 percent of national revenue, arresting latitude to finance capital projects with mega socio-economic impact.
The Expenditure cuts include: -A voluntary retirement scheme will be introduced, with medium-to-long-term financial incentives to beneficiaries -Over 3 000 youth officers off Civil Service payroll -Redundant staff to be identified progressively, and ministries combined and rationalised -Treasury will strengthen monitoring of public expenditure -Permanent secretaries and equivalent grades allocated one personal vehicle each -Commissioners and equivalent grades allocated one personal vehicle each -Principal directors, directors, deputy directors and their equivalent moved to Vehicle Loan Scheme -Business class travel restricted to ministers, heads of ministries and equivalent grades, parastatal CEOs, mayors, town clerks, CEOs and commissioners -Other grades restricted to economy class travel -Ceilings to be set for residential rentals for foreign missions -Government to migrate from labour intensive to ICT-based security systems