Wed, 02 Nov 2016 09:00:09 +0000 MONEY realized from the removal of fuel subsidies should be used in job creation, agriculture, manufacturing and other sectors that will contribute to economic recovery, says former Copperbelt Show Society chairman Bill Osborn. Mr Osborn said Government must ensure that the money raised from the removal of fuel subsidies was used to revive the agriculture, manufacturing and other sectors that would set the stage for economic recovery through the diversification programme. The former show society chief said in an interview in Kitwe that a well-developed agriculture sector would contribute to poverty alleviation and food security in Zambia, while a revived manufacturing sector would create more employment. “The removal of fuel subsidies is something which had to happen at one time or the other because the country could not have continued to subsidize fuel. The removal of subsidies will have a knock-on effects because it will push the price of […]
