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For the people: Poor project implementation means delayed delivery of essential infrastructure and services for Batswana PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
For the people: Poor project implementation means delayed delivery of essential infrastructure and services for Batswana PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Three months into the 2023-2024 fiscal year and with an approved P21 billion development budget, five ministries have spent less than one percent of their allocations. Frustrated, the Finance ministry is seeking to strengthen laws against sluggish spenders. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI reports

In February, shortly after the announcement of the 2023-2024 budget, Mmegi published ‘The Difficulty of Spending P13bn in a Year,’ discussing government readiness to utilise their yearly allocation.

The P12.7 billion set aside for infrastructure, part of the P21 billion development budget ratified by Parliament for 2023-2024, was intended to stimulate the economy post-Covid by reviving deferred public investment projects.

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