The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has implored government through the Ministry of Finance to come up with a pro-poor 2016 budget as it begins the formulation process. CSPR Executive Director Patrick Nshindano tells QFM News that government should ensure that it comes up with measures that enable Zambians to move out and prevent them from falling back into ...

Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) says it is alarmed by government’s intention to further reduce Mineral Royalty Tax for underground mines below the revised 9 percent. JCTR Director Father Leonard Chiti has since challenged government to clearly explain why it intends to further reduce the mineral royalty tax as indicated by Mines Minister Christopher Yaluma. Father Chiti has told ...

Justice Minister Ngosa Simbyakula has disclosed that the K29 million allocated to the constitution making process in the 2015 national budget will be used to publish the constitution amendment Bill. Dr. Simbyakula has told QFM News that the money is still intact. Asked whether government has changed its plan of how it will use the K29 million in view of ...