By SILUMESI MALUMOTHE 2021 national budget presented by Minister of Finance Bwalya Ng’andu yesterday has been received with mixed feelings by various stakeholders.The UPND said the budget was clearly a campaign tool ahead of the 2021 general elections.Party spokesperson, Charles Kakoma, said Dr Ng’andu has simply allocated funds to the Patriotic Front (PF) campaigns.In an interview yesterday, Mr Kakoma said the health sector was supposed to be given more funds to fight the pandemic but the budget had remained static.“Under normal circumstances people expected the minister to realign the budget towards the fight against Covid -19,” he said.But former Minister of Finance, Katele Kalumba, said the budget would address the challenges of revamping the economy.Dr Kalumba, who expected the minister to increase the budget due to unforeseen circumstances under Covid -19, said the budget addressed issues which Zambians expected.He said “The minister of Finance is trying to remove us from the hurricane which we are […]
Budget received with mixed reactions
