2019 Budget to be Presented Next Week

FULL STATEMENT

2019 NATIONAL BUDGET TO BE PRESENTED ON FRIDAY, 28th SEPTEMBER, 2018

The Ministry of Finance has announced that Honourable Margaret Mwanakatwe, MP, will present the 2019 National Budget on Friday, 28th September, 2018.

Over the last four (4) months, the Ministry of Finance has been conducting budget consultations and facilitating policy dialogue with all stakeholders and the general public throughout the country.

To ensure that broad consultations with stakeholders were attained, the Ministry held Provincial Consultative Meetings at which members of the general public, private sector, civil society, and other non-state actors were invited to make proposals on tax, non-tax and other developmental and fiscal policy proposals for consideration in the process of formulating the 2019 Budget.

The budget formulation process is now in the final stages.

The expenditure estimates and revenue measures for the 2019 National Budget are being refined and the Minister of Finance will be ready to present the budget next week on Friday, 28th September, 2018.

//Signed//

Chileshe Kandeta

For Ministry of Finance