CABINET has approved the 2026 National Budget, which the Minister of Finance and National Planning is expected to present in the National Assembly on September 26, 2025. In a statement, Tuesday, Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa said the 2026 National Budget had been prepared after a wide consultative process. He said Cabinet also approved the review of the model used in administering the Public Service Funeral Assistance Scheme. “Cabinet approved the year 2026 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure. This follows the approval by Cabinet, at its 13th Meeting held on 11th July, 2025, of the government’s policy objectives and strategies for the 2026 – 2028 Medium-Term Budget Plan, which facilitated the timely formulation of the 2026 Annual Budget, in line...