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Govt turns down MPs, Chiefs and Ministers' request for new vehicles

6 years agoFri, 08 Dec 2017 02:33:44 GMT
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Govt turns down MPs, Chiefs and Ministers' request for new vehicles

Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa announced that Government had turned down the request for new vehicles by Ministers, legislators and Chiefs. The request amounted to $169 million.

Chinamasa also said that Government had turned down a request for furniture by Government Ministries and Departments which would have amounted to over $50 million. Said Chinamasa:

As the country strives to mobilise funding for critical projects and programmes, it is imperative that we deploy the resources to priority areas that address the needs of the country in a cost effective manner. Treasury is in receipt of requests for procurement of utility and conditions of service vehicles amounting to $169 million broken down as follows: Parliamentary vehicles, $21 million; chiefs’ vehicles, $14 million, Independent Commissions, $9 million; Civil service members, including Ministers, $93 million; and utility vehicles, $32 million.

Furthermore, requests for procurement of furniture for Government Ministries and Departments amount to over $50 million. Clearly, the fiscus cannot sustain the above demands, if we are to achieve the objectives towards a ‘New Economic Order’. Hence, the 2018 Budget took account of value for money and affordability as guiding principles in the allocation of resources, and is unable to provide for the above vehicle requests.

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