BEMA welcomes budget, but . . .

Friday, February 09, 2018

From the front: Finanace Minister Matambo on his way to deliver the 2018/ 19 budget speech on Monday PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The government’s theme and intent to align budget allocations to national priorities is a commendable effort particularly on the developmental aspects of the budget.

The significant allocation towards the development and maintenance of economic infrastructure and focus on ease of doing business has our full support and applause.

Our road network for instance is in desperate need of improvement and maintenance and we commend the significant utilisation of P1.5 billion from the Road Levy Collection fund towards maintenance in addition to the P2 billion proposed for improvement of the national road network.

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