2022 budget must reflect UPND campaign promises -TIZ

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) has stressed the need for the 2022 budget to be consistent with UPND campaign promises. And Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) executive director Bernadette Deka Zulu says there is need for government to broaden its tax base in the 2022 budget. In a statement, TI-Z executive director Maurice Nyambe said the 2022 budget would be a litmus test on whether or not the UPND government would deliver on their campaign promises. “The 2022 national budget will be presented to the National Assembly on Friday 29th October 2021. This Budget is an initial benchmark for the UPND administration and is, therefore, expected to reveal government’s key priorities for the year 2022. The UPND won the 2021...