CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka
MINISTER of Community Development Emerine Kabanshi says the proposed increase in the number of beneficiary households of the social cash transfer scheme in the 2017 national budget is aimed at cushioning the impact of the removal of consumption subsidies among the vulnerable in society.
Minister of Finance Felix Mutati told Parliament last Friday that Government plans to increase the number of beneficiary households of the social cash transfer scheme from 242,000 to over 500,000 next year.
Mr Mutati said during the presentation of the national budget to Parliament that the monthly amounts to be given to each household will rise by 28 percent.READ MORE