months into the year and has not only been increasing in size since then, but also spending lavishly on expensive vehicles and other perks to reward party loyalists.
One of the major causes of high rates of inflation, according to the World Bank, is massive government expenditure – especially if that government then prints money willy-nilly.
Mugabe has one of the largest government structures in the world, with 37 cabinet members, 22 deputy ministers and permanent secretaries for 34 ministries, as well as 10 provincial governors.
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