MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) have demanded that the minister of Finance Patrick Chinamasa participate in their post-budget seminars so as to...
MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) have demanded that the minister of Finance Patrick Chinamasa participate in their post-budget seminars so as to understand the critical issues that he might have not addressed in his National Budget statement.
The legislators argued that in the absence of the minister, the seminars were turning out to be mere talk shows. The MPs this week held one of their post budget seminars in Harare where Chinamasa did not attend.
Patrick Chitaka MDC senator for Manicaland province said the budget seminars had become talk shows for legislators since their discussions were not being taken serious by the executive.
“I have been attending the post-budget seminars for a long time and they have now become talk shows for parliamentarians. Where is the minister of Finance when he should be there so that he can understand the contributions coming from the private sector? Can we not seriously consider changing the format of these seminars?” implored Chitaka.
Chitaka was also supported by Zanu PF MP Irene Zindi who said this week’s seminar turned out to be a mere talk show for legislators without the support of the executive.
The plenary discussions were being led by legislators David Chapfika, chairperson of the parliamentary committee on Finance and Development and Paurina Mpariwa chairperson of the public accounts committee.
Parliament had invited business leaders from the private sector to help the legislators understand the 2015 National Budget which was presented by Chinamasa last month before it can be passed in Parliament.
Among some of the business experts who presented an analysis of the budget are Brains Muchemwa an economist, Godfrey Kanyeze director of Labour and Economic Development Research Institute of Zimbabwe who were the key speakers.
However, Speaker of National Assembly Jacob Mudenda said in future they were going to change the way they were going to be holding the seminars, hence would ask the minister to be present.
“It is like recently-married people who could have tried to have a child several times after failing but they continue trying so they will decide to do other means of helping themselves. So when Chitaka suggests a new formula we shall start to think of it for the new year. This should not stop people from making their contributions as we will make sure that they are taken on board,” said Mudenda.
He added that business people should continue to make comments and offering viable solutions to the executive rather than to continue criticising without offering ideas on how to develop the economy.
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| MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) have demanded that the minister of Finance Patrick Chinamasa participate in their post-budget seminars so as to understand the critical issues that he might have not addressed in his National Budget statement. |
Patrick Chitaka MDC senator for Manicaland province said the budget seminars had become talk shows for legislators since their discussions were not being taken serious by the executive.
“I have been attending the post-budget seminars for a long time and they have now become talk shows for parliamentarians. Where is the minister of Finance when he should be there so that he can understand the contributions coming from the private sector? Can we not seriously consider changing the format of these seminars?” implored Chitaka.
Chitaka was also supported by Zanu PF MP Irene Zindi who said this week’s seminar turned out to be a mere talk show for legislators without the support of the executive.
The plenary discussions were being led by legislators David Chapfika, chairperson of the parliamentary committee on Finance and Development and Paurina Mpariwa chairperson of the public accounts committee.
Parliament had invited business leaders from the private sector to help the legislators understand the 2015 National Budget which was presented by Chinamasa last month before it can be passed in Parliament.
Among some of the business experts who presented an analysis of the budget are Brains Muchemwa an economist, Godfrey Kanyeze director of Labour and Economic Development Research Institute of Zimbabwe who were the key speakers.
However, Speaker of National Assembly Jacob Mudenda said in future they were going to change the way they were going to be holding the seminars, hence would ask the minister to be present.
“It is like recently-married people who could have tried to have a child several times after failing but they continue trying so they will decide to do other means of helping themselves. So when Chitaka suggests a new formula we shall start to think of it for the new year. This should not stop people from making their contributions as we will make sure that they are taken on board,” said Mudenda.
He added that business people should continue to make comments and offering viable solutions to the executive rather than to continue criticising without offering ideas on how to develop the economy.
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