By Farai D Hove| The Finance Minister Prof Mthuli Ncube has said MDC members of Parliament contributed in the making of the national budget that includes the funding of a satellite station.

Speaking at a post budget session covered by ZBC TV, Ncube criticised the MDC saying they have betrayed democratic consultations conducted in Vic Falls 2 weeks before.

He said the greater part of contributions had come from the opposition camp.

“I must admit that I was disappointed by the failure by the MDC-A members of parliament to turn up for the presentation in Parliament,” said Ncube.

He continued saying:

“When we held the pre-budget consultations, the members of Parliament from the MDC-A were present and they made very important contributions on the budget and I was expecting to see them when I was making the presentation.”

Meanwhile, the Zanu-PF National Spokesperson, Ambassador Simon Khaya Moyo issued a statement on the boycott by the MDC Alliance members of Parliament, saying it was self-defeating.

“The MDC-A members of Parliament boycott of the Budget speech by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, is self-defeating and an embarrassment to those who elected them to Parliament,” read the statement.

“Instead of being members of Parliament they are indeed Missing Persons. The minister’s budget speech was generally well-received by all patriotic Zimbabweans given the economic challenges the country is facing.”