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HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Zimbabwe's government announced sweeping price cuts in a bid to curb inflation Tuesday and said it set up a unit drawn from all its security agencies to enforce the cuts.
But most businesses — including gas stations ordered to reduce the price of scarce fuel by more than two-thirds — ignored the government's directive. There were no reports of security agents arresting business managers on the first day of the ordered cuts.
"We're doing business as usual. We can't slash prices just like that. It doesn't work that way," said one store manager, speaking on condition of anonymity. Zimbabweans are increasingly reluctant to speak on the record about the economy, fearing their comments will violate new laws prohibiting criticism of the government.
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