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Tax expenditures and the fiscal contract in Zimbabwe

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  • Christian von Haldenwang
  • Gibson Chigumira
  • Erinah Chipumho
  • Chifundo Mchowa

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This explorative study analyses how the use of tax expenditures affects the fiscal contract in Zimbabwe by focusing on special economic zones (SEZs) in the mining sector. SEZs combine a variety of business-related tax expenditures. Governments use them to attract investment, boost exports, promote employment and create positive spillover effects for the national economy. However, their efficiency is often in doubt. SEZs are frequently seen as a product of lobbying by powerful economic groups, and a source of rent-seeking and corruption.

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  • Christian von Haldenwang & Gibson Chigumira & Erinah Chipumho & Chifundo Mchowa, 2025. "Tax expenditures and the fiscal contract in Zimbabwe," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2025-108, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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