2022 BUDGET EXPECTATIONS FROM AN ENERGY PERSPECTIVE“Operationalising the Energy Fund and Increasing Funding to Rural Electrification Authority (REA) is Crucial” By Johnstone ChikwandaACCORDING to a public notice, the 2022 National Budget will be presented by the Minister of Finance, Hon. Situmbeko Musokotwane, MP on 29th October, 2021. This will be a massive moment in our national calendar.The 2022 Budget will be the New Dawn Government’s first own crafted Budget which obviously will be informed, guided and mentored by the UPND Manifesto and the Presidential inaugural speech to Parliament on 10th September, 2021. It has never been easy to balance a National Budget due to endogenous and exogenous factors. To this end, the 2022 Budget will certainly be constrained by these factors. COVID-19 The year 2021 has been a very challenging year due to the ravaging effects of the global pandemic-COVID-19. Although global economies have steadily been opening up, global economies have not yet recovered from the crippling effects of the pandemic which pushed […]
2022 BUDGET EXPECTATIONS
