Budget delay ‘missed’ chance to uplift poor

May 28, 2019 12:25 am

Late approval example of harmful ‘politicking’ – Finance chief

THE government had “missed the opportunity” to generate thousands of jobs and reduce poverty in the first three months of the year because of the delayed approval of the 2019 national budget, key departments told lawmakers on Monday.

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