Govt withdraws ministers’ vehicle replacement allowance

Government has withdrawn the motor vehicle replacement allowance for Cabinet ministers effective January 1, 2019 in adherence to the austerity measures government has put in place.

Secretary to Cabinet Roland Msiska says it is fiscally untenable to continue providing the allowance at the fixed monthly rate of K32, 715.20 for each Cabinet and Provincial Minister.

In a statement to ZANIS in Lusaka Dr. Msiska states that this is why government has made the decision to withdraw the motor vehicle replacement allowance.

He says all affected and eligible offices shall revert back to their previous conditions of service which require that they are provided with personal to holder vehicles and furnished houses.

Dr. Msiska explains that requests by Members of Parliament to have the motor vehicle replacement allowance extended to them was unjustified as they were not entitled to in their conditions of service.

He notes that emoluments presently payable to Ministers and Parliamentary Presiding officers are provided under the ministerial and parliamentary offices Emoluments Act.

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