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Zimbabwean MDC secretary general Tendai Biti gives a press conference on May 02, 2008 at the Devonshire house in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Thursday, Mar. 19, 2009

Open quoteThe government has been literally sustained by beer and cigarettes. Close quote

  • TENDAI BITI,
  • Zimbabwe's Finance Minister, complaining that the country has become overly reliant on "sin taxes" for revenue during a deep economic crisis
Photo: Gianluigi Guercia / AFP / Getty Images | Source: CNN