By Irvin MuyumbwaOPPOSITION Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) has charged that the UPND 2022 national budget with a proposed expenditure of K173 billion is bloated and contains increased allocation to charitable programs.PeP President Sean Tembo said the 2022 budget represents about 37.1 percent of GDP and a further 44.6 percent increase from the 2021 proposed expenditure of K119.6 billion.Mr Tembo said it was unreasonable to grow the country’s expenditure by 44.6 percent when the economy has contracted and as such, the behaviour is reckless given how passionately President Hakainde Hichilema spoke about fiscal discipline while in the opposition.Mr Tembo also said the allocation to charitable programs such as Farmer Input Support GB Program and Social Cash Transfer is at the expense of economic empowerment for the citizen which is the solution and not charity.Mr Tembo was speaking in Lusaka yesterday when he presented the PeP 2022 alternative national budget under the theme; “Achieving Economic Growth […]
UPND BUDGET IS BLOATED– SEAN TEMBO
