Paul Nyathi|The opposition MDC-T led by Thokozani Khupe has hailed the 2020 National Budget presented to parliament by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday.

The party celebrates the Budget claiming that it has fully acceded to presentations made by their Member of Parliament Priscilla Misihairabwi Mushonga on the girl child’s right to education.

Party Vice President Obert Gutu said:

“The budget responded to calls by the MDC-T through lobbying by our MP Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga for free education starting with rural children. It is a milestone achievement. It spoke to pertinent issues. Our MP also lobbied for scrapping of sanitary wear and that is factored in the budget.”

“At least certain things like the adjustment of tax will put some purchasing power in the hands of consumers. There has been a severe erosion of that. We really wanted macro-economic stability and that is what we were looking out for. We wait to see how the youth employment facility will be instituted but people must not look at budget as the only tool, what we need is production. We all need to go out there and grow something.”