Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo writes ;
I thought the Pre- budget seminar will be held in Harare ?
When it comes to the issue of politics of the belly or eating, the policy is you must eat quietly. Mthuli was aware that if you pumper those MPs with allowances, cars away from Harare, right at the heart of Elephant Hills Hotel, the budget will sail through. There is silence in Vic Falls.
Considering the economic hurdles we are experiencing as a nation, I thought we should walk the talk by implementing proper Economic reforms?
Opposition MPs silent as they join the bandwagon? The bill will gobble around 4 million considering that business community is part of that and other stakeholders. Why would opposition MPs allow such that?
Clap hands for Mthuli Ncube , next time it must be held in Switzerland. As long as you pumper them with a lot of allowances they will never say a word.
In actual fact to cut costs , you could even use Parliament or even HICC. Recently you bought cars for both senators and Mps and within the next two weeks you are expected to announce an unbudgeted bonus increament ?
There is need for Minister Mthuli Ncube to consider re-direction of expenditure to critical sectors of the economy such as Health, education, Agriculture etc. I thought we have priorities like ;
1. Parirenyatwa group of hospitals
2. Issue of doctors
3. Chemicals for water treatment
4. Roads rehabilitation
We must eat what we kill ( Policy)
Whilst a pre-budget seminar is being held in Vic Falls, ED is expected to attend the inauguration for Masisi in Botswana. For obvious reasons, he hired another plane and his delegation as well. I think priority must be placed to critical areas of the economy.
Hopefully the budget will cover the following areas :
1. Pensioners funds
2. Humanitarian aspect
3. Legal and economic framework of the mining sector
4. Empowering citizens
5. Policy clarity & consistency
6. Focus must be on industry
7. Cutting Expenditure
8. Downsizing the foreign missions
9. Devolution concept
10. Food Security
11. Command Agriculture must be funded by local banks
12. Increase in Exports
13. Inter -Bank facility
14. Empowering ZACC
What about citizen engagement on the Pre -budget advisory?
What about meeting policy makers before the announcement of the budget?
Time will tell !
Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo – Doctor of Phil Candidate
Muzamhindo is the Director for Global Institute of Policy Analysis and Research ( GIPAR), and a leading consultant in Project Management and he can be contacted at [email protected]