NANCY MWAPE, Lusaka
AS GOVERNMENT seeks to position Zambia on the growth path, a local think tank has called for protection of the social sectors through investing in poverty reductions programmes.
In the 2020 budget, Government proposes to increase spending on the social sector to K2.6 billion from K2.2 billion in 2019, representing a K400 million increase.http://epaper.daily-mail.co.zm/
ZAMBIA Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) executive director Pamela Nakamba (left) hands over their 2020 national budget analysis report to Ministry of National Development Planning Permanent Secretary Chola Chabala while United Nations representative Noala Skinner looks on during the 2020 Budget Analysis breakfast meeting in Lusaka yesterday.
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