CCZ seeks fuel tax cut to ease price surge

Fuel price surge hammers Zimbabweans hard forcing consumer watchdog to beg for tax breaks.

CCZ pushes government for quick fuel tax relief

• Consumer Council of Zimbabwe wants temporary cuts to certain fuel taxes levies and admin fees.
• Rosemary Mpofu stresses domestic charges inflate pump prices way beyond global oil shocks.

Sharp jumps hit diesel and petrol hard

• Diesel climbed to US$2.05 per litre from US$1.52 recently.
• Blend E5 petrol shot up to US$2.17 from US$1.56 before March 4 2026.

Taxes eat big chunks of final price

• Taxes plus levies add US$0.422 per litre on diesel alone.
• Blend E5 carries a heavier US$0.857 per litre from those same government charges.

Vulnerable households face the worst squeeze

• Low-income family basket for six already hit ZWG20,450.90 in February 2026.
• Rising transport costs jack up essentials like milk bread tomatoes and groceries fast.

Targeted help needed for essentials

• CCZ calls for priority relief on public transport and food supply chains.
• Stronger checks on fares and commodity prices must stop greedy markups now.