Civil servants are feeling duped by the government over the residential stands deal. This comes after Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa announced that the government will be deducting $50 pe month from salaries. The civil servants had been told that stands will be going for as little as $5 per square metre. Therefore the $50 per month came as a shock.
Apex Council chairperson Cecilia Alexander said
How I wish we could have received this information before registering people because I know the people I represent, I know how much they are struggling with the little they have.
Honestly speaking looking at the figures most people will not be able to afford even a high density stand.
We are a bit worried because people were filling the forms thinking this was an incentive and for many an incentive means it’s a bonus but this is a surprise
Approximately 122 000 civil servants had signed up for the stands deal.
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