Eddie Cross asks Zimbabwe for a 2027 budget focused on the most vulnerable
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily News (Zimbabwe)
Zimbabwean economist Eddie Cross has called on Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube to present a 2027 budget that protects vulnerable citizens from the high cost of living and the super El Niño drought threatening the country, the Daily News reports.
A former member of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) monetary policy committee, Eddie Cross is one of the most listened-to voices in Zimbabwe's economy. He joins the figures who have spoken out on the priorities of the next budget year.
The government is also aiming for a balanced budget by 2027, an objective announced on 28 October. Faced with the drought, the country began mobilising resources on 30 October, while Bulawayo stepped up its preparations for super El Niño from 20 October. A former member of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) monetary policy committee, Eddie Cross is one of the most listened-to voices in Zimbabwe's economy. He joins the figures who have spoken out on the priorities of the next budget year. The government is also aiming for a balanced budget by 2027, an objective announced on 28 October. Faced with the drought, the country began mobilising resources on 30 October, while Bulawayo stepped up its preparations for super El Niño from 20 October.
