Mon, 10 Jul 2017 09:59:00 +0000 By KALOBWE BWALYA GOVERNMENT has withdrawn utility motor vehicles from cabinet ministers in an effort to reduce expenditure as part of President Lungu’s belt-tightening measures to protect the economy. National Development Planning Minister Lucky Mulusa said this in Lusaka yesterday during the Patriotic Front (PF) interactive forum at Charisma Hotel. Mr Mulusa said the government was not desperate for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) because it is an investment in perception. He explained that the IMF was just an investment in perception because previously, the institution would come with ‘over the sleeve’ conditions that brought social discontent. Mr Mulusa said Government had induced a fiscal discipline that included reduced spending on government officials such as cabinet ministers who previously had two motor vehicles. The vehicles included one utility and a personal-to-holder vehicle but the former had been withdrawn to save revenue. Additionally, Mr Mulusa said, the government made a […]
