Govt seeks K19.9bn supplementary budget
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MATHEWS MALAZIKA
Lusaka
GOVERNMENT has proposed a K19.9 billion supplementary budget, with K14.7 billion earmarked to pay farmers who supplied maize to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) this year.
Presenting the supplementary estimates to the House yesterday, Minister of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane said the additional funding is required to meet spending pressures, particularly following FRA’s purchase of maize volumes far above its original target.
Dr Musokotwane said the ag
Lusaka
GOVERNMENT has proposed a K19.9 billion supplementary budget, with K14.7 billion earmarked to pay farmers who supplied maize to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) this year.
Presenting the supplementary estimates to the House yesterday, Minister of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane said the additional funding is required to meet spending pressures, particularly following FRA’s purchase of maize volumes far above its original target.
Dr Musokotwane said the ag
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