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Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has announced that the 2022 national budget will be presented to Parliament on Friday,29th October,2021.
Dr Musokotwane made the announcement in Lusaka today during a wrap-up budget consultative meeting with various stakeholders.
The Minister told the meeting that the new dawn administration has set poverty reduction, employment creation, and creation of a conducive environment for investment in all sectors as some of the priority areas.
The stakeholders who attended today’s consultative meeting and made submissions are Zambia Chamber of Mines, Zambia Association of Manufacturers, Zambia Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Bankers Association of Zambia.
Others are the Truckers Association of Zambia, Indaba Agriculture Policy and Research Institute, Center for Trade Policy and Development, and Caritas Zambia.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance obtained by Q-news.