Zimbabwe Adds Digital Services Tax

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Zimbabwe’s 2026 National Budget introduced a Digital Services Withholding Tax on payments to foreign digital platforms, replacing VAT on imported digital services. Banks and mobile money operators deducted the tax, affecting providers such as Starlink, Bolt, and inDrive. The tax raised prices unless companies absorbed the cost. Authorities said the measure closed loopholes and aligned Zimbabwe with global efforts to capture revenue from the growing digital economy.