By PRISCA LUMINGU & SIMON MUNTEMBATHE figures in the 2022 national budget which was presented by Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane are at variance with the yellow book contents, former Minister of Transport and Communications Mutotwe Kafwaya has said.Mr Kafwaya, who is PF Lunte Member of Parliament, told Parliament yesterday that the yellow book had figures which were totally different from what Dr Musokotwane presented in his speech when he unveiled the 2022 national budget.Mr Kafwaya said the actual amount in the budget speech was far below the inserted total in the yellow book.He explained later that contrary to Dr Musokotwane’s budget speech where he said the Ministry of Defense was allocated K 7,634, 515, 965 in the yellow book the allocated amount showed K 5,517,378, 021.He also cited inconsistency in budget figures with regards to the Ministry of Health where the Finance minister indicated K 13,911, 599,575 when the yellow book showed K 12, 416, […]
EX-MINISTER CITES INCONSISTENCY IN BUDGET FIGURES
