"Fuel is a fiscal instrument. We actually use it as an instrument to collect taxes from everyone," Guvamatanga said during a post-2026 Mid-Term Budget and Economic Review breakfast meeting.He said fuel was particularly effective because virtually everyone depended on transport. "One way or another, you will get into a bus, a kombi or drive your own vehicle. "Our studies indicate that IMTT has already been fully embedded in the pricing framework of the economy," he said. "The question is whether industry would remove it from their prices if the government abolishes it.