FCC adopts proposed budget for 2015
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Finance and Development committee chairman, Raoboy Mpuang told the meeting that the proposed budget of P218,118,570 was aimed at addressing most problems of Francistown residents. He said that the council’s income is expected to be P41,669,420 mainly from rates, SHHA service levy, interest on deposits and trade licenses.
“The budget is mainly for salaries, subsistence allowances, valuation of plots and compensation,” explained Mpuang. He said that their fear is that the budget will be cut again by the parent ministry.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...