Matambo doesn�t know cost of BURS strike

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The Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Kenneth Matambo says he has not yet established the actual loss to the economy and revenue collections due to the ongoing Botswana Unified Revenue Services (BURS) strike.

Moreover, he says the tools downing has minimal impact on security because law enforcement agencies, being the police and immigration departments continue to provide services uninterrupted.

When responding to an urgent question fielded by Ndaba Gaolathe of Gaborone Bonnington South, Matambo told Parliament yesterday that, “it is too early to judge and come to a conclusion”.

Editor's Comment
Mr President, we hear you, but...

His take is that Members of Parliament (MPs) should be taking proactive steps to ask relevant Ministers questions outside Parliament and duly get their answers on the spot. That sounds great Mr President.But, considering that legislators serve the people, they will always find it suitable to raise questions in the August House fully knowing that their constituents are watching and listening. As a former MP yourself, Mr President, you know fully...

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