Out of the ZMW 41.9 Billion of the Supplementary Budget, 19.8% or ZMW8.3 Billion will be allocated to the National Drought Response. Out of this amount, ZMW 5.2 Billion is allocated to Social Cash Transfer Programme under Ministry of Community Development and Social Services. ZMW14.6 Billion or 34.8% of the budget has been allocated to External Debt Servicing while ZMW 15.2 Billion or 36.3% of the Supplementary Budget has been allocated towards the dismantling of fuel arrears. The remaining 9.1% of the Supplementary Budget has been allocated to various areas including ZMW 306.6 million to Water supply and management for the maintenance and rehabilitation of dams in the 84 affected districts, help Government drill high production boreholes & provide water treatment chemicals for some water utility companies. Other areas are the allocation of ZMW 392.2 million to upscale the School Feeding program from Early Childhood Education to Secondary Education in about 37 affected districts; a ZMW 2 Billion for the Cash for work Programme; ZMW460 million to the Livestock and wildlife sector; and USD30 million advanced to ZESCO to enable the company to import electricity from Mozambique.
