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Zimbabwe to cut budget deficit despite elections

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe

Zimbabwe plans to cut its budget deficit by half next year to four per cent of GDP, the national Treasury said.

This is an ambitious goal at a time when the country is expected to hold a presidential vote that veteran President Robert Mugabe is set to contest.

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