The authorities acknowledged that there were only 217 dollars left in the state treasury. Zimbabwe is to hold a constitutional referendum and presidential election in the near future.
"Last week, when we paid salaries to budget employees, there only 217 dollars left in the state treasury," Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Tendai Biti told reporters on Tuesday.
Thus, according to him, at present moment, bank accounts of many people, who received their money, are in a better condition than the state treasury.