GOVERNMENT SHOULD STICK TO THE BUDGET – KWATUBy Jackson MapapayiA civil society organisation in Solwezi says it is expecting government to stick to what it has stipulated in this year’s national budget.Kwatu Voice provincial coordinator Oliver Chilefu said in an interview that whilst the expectations from the general public are high, his organisation expects government to stick to its original plan.“The expectations from the general public are high based on the campaign promises, we hope to see the budget being actualise, ” said Mr Chilefu.He said his organisation expects to see how best government will mitigate some of the challenges that will come as a result of the increment in utilities such fuel and electricity tariffs using the same budget.He said there is no doubt that the upward adjustment in tariffs for utilities will negatively affect ordinary Zambian citizens as commodity prices will go up.“So, we want to see how government is going to cushion […]
GOVERNMENT SHOULD STICK TO THE BUDGET – KWATU
