The MDC is of the view that his claims of reform are a foundation built on quick sand.
The reform agenda and international engagement is the only viable route to debt clearance which the budget as well fails to deal with.
It is still not clear which route the Minister is taking.
The infrastructure thrust he spoke about is easier done through access of multilateral reconstruction funds. The failure to reform, coupled with confusion around middle income status, complicates the whole process.
A lipstick commitment to alignment of laws was made but the allocation made in respect of Independent Commissions is an insult to their independence, their capacity to do their work and the ability to hire professional and competent staff.
The MDC also notes with concern the failure to confront the land question in the budget.
We are of the view that the budget should have addressed the following with the view to improve agriculture viability.
With all due respect, this budget is a continuation of the old order of economic lethargy, economic destruction, corruption and patronage. It does not even address the issue of the usurious 2c a dollar this government is fleecing from innocent Zimbabweans. The token reduction of five percent from the salaries of the well-heeled is so measly it will not make any positive impact.
This so-called budget statement lacks clarity, shies away from the national questions and must be rejected as It reflects a vampire state intending to suck from its citizens, a robber state which takes from the poor to maintain those who fly in chartered Swiss jets.
Behold the New. Change that delivers.- Jacob Mafume, MDC national spokesman
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