Presented to the Parliament of Zimbabwe By Hon. Prof. Mthuli Ncube Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Harare, 30 November, 2023
This Statement of Zimbabwe’s Public Debt Position as at end September 2022, is prepared in line with the following: • The Constitution of Zimbabwe Section 300 (4) (b)- “The Minister responsible for Finance must at the same time as the estimates of revenue and expenditures are laid before the National Assembly, table in Parliament a comprehensive statement of the public debt of Zimbabwe”; and
WHAT IS A CITIZENS’ BUDGET? It is a simplified summary of the National Budget that explains how the Government plans to raise money to pay for its activities and how it plans to allocate these resources to achieve the national development goals. WHY DO WE PUBLISH A CITIZENS’ BUDGET?
1. The year 2023 marks the mid-point in the implementation of the transformative and inclusive development agenda under the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1), allowing the Nation to assess progress made to date and recognise successes, identify challenges and plug any gaps encountered.
The document downloadable below is the Report of the Portfolio Committee on Budget, Finance and Economic Development on the 2022 Mid-Term Fiscal Policy Review Statement and Supplementary Budget. The report was presented in the National Assembly on Tuesday 16th August 2022 by Hon Dr Nyashanu MP, chairperson of the Portfolio Committee.
Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube on Thursday presented the 2022 Mid-Term Budget and Economic Review in Parliament. Here are the highlights:
The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, tabled this paper in the National Assembly on Thursday 28 July 2022. Cabinet approved the paper on 19 July 2022. The complete paper can be downloaded below.
The first few paragraphs of the paper explain the purpose of its publication:
1. In 2018, Zimbabweans made a strong commitment to rebuild the economy, with a Vision of attaining an “Empowered and Prosperous Upper Middle-Income Society by 2030”. The ardent pursuit of this transformative and inclusive development agenda began in earnest with the successful implementation of the Transitional Stabilisation Programme: October 2018–December 2020.
The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, delivered his 2019 National Budget Speech in the National Assembly in Harare on Thursday 22nd November 2018.
At the conclusion of his speech the Minister presented the full 254-page 2019 National Budget Statement which can be downloaded below.
The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, delivered his 2019 National Budget Speech in the National Assembly on Thursday 22nd November 2018.
The speech and the official 2019 National Budget Highlights document produced by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Developments can be downloaded below.
