By BUUMBA CHIMBULUSUCCESSFUL implementation of the 2022 budget will require consistency in the demonstrated goodwill towards its execution as it presents an opportunity for growth and development through a people-centred strategy.This will also require a paradigm shift in the mind-set of all stakeholders, to deliver development through economic growth, job creation and good governance, according to the Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) Executive Director, Bernadette Deka-Zulu.On October 29, 2021, Finance and National Planning Minister, Situmbeko Musokotwane unveiled a K172.9 billion national budget for 2022 under the theme “Growth, Jobs and Taking Development Closer to the People.”Ms Deka-Zulu stressed that successful implementation would need Government to expedite domestic resource mobilisation, engage cooperating and development partners for supplementary funding to key economic sectors such as agriculture and tourism.“This budget presents a great opportunity for growth and development through a people-centred strategy.“It has also demonstrated amplified efforts towards reducing developmental inequalities by increasing the Constituency Development Fund […]
Successful budget implementation key – Think-tank
