Jane Mlambo| Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Professor Mthuli Ncube has rubbished as “fake news” reports that government is planning to tax diasporans.

“There is no diaspora tax,” finance minister Professor Mthuli Ncube told a local news organisation.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information also took to Twitter to dismiss the diaspora tax plan saying government is not thinking along those lines.

“Having received many messages from the good Zimbabwean people living in the Diaspora asking about some alleged “Diaspora Tax”, I spoke to my bro Perm Secretary for Finance Mr George Guvamatanga who confirmed there is no such a tax and no thinking along those lines,” said Mangwana.