Staff Writer
At least 22 out of the 92 Local Authorities met the budget submission deadline, cabinet has noted.
Minister of Local Government and Public Works, Hon July Moyo told cabinet Tuesday that of this group, nineteen were rural local authorities and 15 were urban local authorities.
“Government and local authorities will exchange views in line with constitutional provisions in readiness for the 2023 budget year,” Moyo said.
“The nation is informed that the Minister presented two sets of papers as follows:
“Analysis of Local Authorities Budgets for 2021 and 2022. List of the observations and challenges in the paper.
“Presentations by Local Authorities to host Ministries and their expectations. These will be answered at the discussions which will take place during the Conference which is penciled for mid September 2022,” Moyo said.
According to Public Finance Management Act (Chapter 22:19) statute with regard to budget submissions, local authorities are required to submit their budgets for approval by the government.
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