TIZ : BUDGET IS UPND’S FIRST LITMUS TEST

Transparency International Zambia -TIZ- says the 2022 budget will be the first litmus test for the UPND government on whether or not they are determined to deliver on  campaign promises.

TIZ Executive Director MAURICE NYAMBE notes that the UPND won the 2021 general election on the promise of higher economic growth and prosperity, job creation, prudent management of public resources and good governance, among others.

Mr. NYAMBE has called on Zambians to scrutinize the 2022 national budget.

He says this should be in search of indicators of prudent debt management, greater commitment to economic recovery and development, higher allocations towards the social sectors and good governance through promoting transparency, accountability and integrit
in the management of public resources.

Mr. NYAMBE says Zambians are aware that the UPND administration has committed to deliver change in the way public resources are managed and that the budget is a critical tool for generating change through implementing measures aimed at reducing corruption i
its cycle.

He says the 2022 budget should also address the debt burden which has continued to crowd-out the social sectors.

The TIZ executive director says the reduced budget share to the social sectors over the past few years has worsened the poverty situation for most households.

Mr. NYAMBE in a statement to ZNBC news has thus called for increased allocation towards education, health and social protection to reduce the vulnerabilities which trigger petty corruption as citizens are forced to compete for inadequate social services.

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