FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has clarified that government did not meet the IMF benchmark on Tazama Open Access due to the failure of tender winners to supply, which forced government to select another supplier. Dr Musokotwane adds that half of the $190 million from the IMF will be used for budget support, while the other half will enhance reserves. Meanwhile, Dr Musokotwane says no other government has ever given as much support to the vulnerable as the UPND has done in the last four years. Recently, the IMF disclosed that government failed to meet structural benchmarks related to the TAZAMA Open Access Framework, under the recently concluded Extended Credit Facility (ECF). The Executive Board of the...