{"id":4643,"date":"2024-10-03T16:02:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T16:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=4643"},"modified":"2024-10-03T16:02:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T16:02:21","slug":"hairdressers-cry-foul-over-salon-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=4643","title":{"rendered":"Hairdressers Cry Foul Over Salon Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Business Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bulawayo hairdressers are up in arms over the proposed presumptive tax, fearing it will further strain their already struggling businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube&#8217;s proposal, part of the Finance (2024) Bill, aims to introduce a structured tax regime targeting small-scale operators, including hairdressing salons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, the tax was set at $30 per chair per month, but after deliberations in Parliament, it was reduced to $5 per chair. However, many hairdressers argue that even this reduced amount is unaffordable. Bevis Ndlovu, a 41-year-old hairdresser, expressed her concerns,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The government should first deal with unregistered hairdressers working on street corners\u2026 We lose customers to them, yet we are being taxed unfairly.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ndlovu also highlighted the gendered burden of the tax, as the hairdressing industry is dominated by women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Most of us are women, and this will force us to raise prices, but our customers are already struggling.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tanya Siziba, another hairdresser, echoed Ndebele&#8217;s sentiments, suggesting the tax should be much lower, around $2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents like Mike Ndebele pointed out that many barbers charge between $1 and $2 for haircuts, especially informal operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Before taxing, the government should focus on upgrading salons and barbershops,&#8221; Ndebele said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key Concerns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unaffordable Tax: Hairdressers struggle to make ends meet with the proposed $5 tax.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unregistered Competition: Unlicensed hairdressers undercut registered businesses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gendered Burden: The tax disproportionately affects women-dominated hairdressing industry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Informal Sector Realities: Lawmakers debate the tax&#8217;s suitability for the informal sector.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Proposed Solutions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lower Tax Rate: Hairdressers suggest a lower tax rate, around $2.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upgrade Salons: Government should focus on upgrading salons and barbershops.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address Unregistered Competition: Government should address unlicensed hairdressers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News\u00a92024<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business Correspondent Bulawayo hairdressers are up in arms over the proposed presumptive tax, fearing it will further strain their already struggling businesses. Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube&#8217;s proposal, part of&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4643"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4645,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4643\/revisions\/4645"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}