Delayed project increases budget under-spending
Friday, February 06, 2015
In his 2015/16 Budget Speech on Monday, Matambo highlighted that during NDP 10, the development budget was under spent by an average of 17.3 percent and in 2011/2012 through to 2013/2014 due to delayed project implementation.
“Even where projects are finally delivered, they are usually characterised by cost overruns and questionable quality,” he said.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...