MFDP avails 2015 Budget Speech in Braille

Finance minister Kenneth Matambo
Finance minister Kenneth Matambo

The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has printed a braille version summary of the 2015 Budget Speech, in both Setswana and English.

This is an effort to make the Budget Speech accessible and available to all members of our society.In 2014, the Ministry printed 25 copies of the Annual Budget Speech in braille in English version and 25 copies in Setswana.

This year, the Ministry increased the numbers and printed 50 copies of each. The Ministry sais it is committed to this endeavour and will print more copies of the speech in braille in the coming years if resources permit. This is in line with the Vision 2016 Pillars of an ‘Informed and Educated Nation’ and to be a ‘Nation that is Compassionate, Just and Caring.’

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