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Word: chidzero (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...party rule now seems all but inevitable. Yet Mugabe, who describes himself as a Marxist, has offered intriguing hints that he will not create a Communist-style state. Finance Minister Bernard Chidzero has imposed a tough new budget that includes not only higher taxes for upper-bracket incomes, but also an unprecedented "lower level" tax of 2% on all incomes above $100 a month. The pragmatic measures are aimed at reducing Zimbabwe's budget deficit, which was more than $600 million last year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Zimbabwe: Striking Back | 8/15/1983 | See Source »

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