A SMALLER BUDGET: The total nominal budget allocation has reduced by 3.3 percent from K172.99 billion in 2022 to K167.32 billion in 2023. This reflects government drive for fiscal consolidation under the IMF Supported Economic Recovery Program. ALLOCATION CHAGES: Government has shifted resources from debt servicing, Under General Public services, towards the Social Sectors. The...Continue Reading

Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) has noted the position of the Ministry of Agriculture to cancel the fertilizer procurement tender, days before the government plans to commence the transportation of fertilizer countrywide. While we applaud the due diligence exercised by the Zambia Public Procurement Agency in ensuring all regulations in the awarding of fertilizer tenders were...Continue Reading

General published the special audit of Government payroll for the financial year ended 31st December 2017 to 2021 on 6th September 2022. This is in line with Article 250 of the Constitution (Amendment) No. 2 of 2016, the Public Finance Management Act No.1 of 2018 and the Public Audit Act No. 13 of 1994.The report...Continue Reading

Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) welcomes the release of the special audit of the Government payroll for the financial year ended 31st December 2017 to 31st December 2021. We commend the Office of the Auditor General for their unwavering commitment in carrying out their mandate in line with the Constitution, the Public Finance Management Act No....Continue Reading