2018 National budget

Legislators have upped pressure against the Executive’s plans to scrap a constitutional provision that devolves power to provinces, and are mulling taking the case to the Constitutional Court.
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Legislators have opposed Executive plans to scrap a constitutional provision that devolves power to provinces. In his 2018 National Budget, Finance and Economic Planning minister Patrick Chinamasa asked the National Assembly to consider…
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Government has walked the talk by implementing some of the measures to reduce the wage bill by retiring more than 500 civil servants without requisite qualifications.
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Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa’s budget speech sets a good precedence in terms of policy thrust of reform and economic resuscitation with clear government austerities, international community engagement and clarity on the contentious…
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Government has proposed a cocktail of measures to cut recurrent expenditure, including civil service and diplomatic staff rationalisation, a reduction in the size of the executive, a cut in staff benefits and restrictions on travels in 2018…
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Government has set aside $176 million to pay civil servants their annual bonuses, Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa announced yesterday.
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Legislators across the political divide have threatened the sink the 2018 National budget if they don’t get a five-fold increase in their allowances.
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