THE National Assembly has approved the supplementary budget of K26.3 billion. Recently, Minister of Finance and National Planning Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane proposed a K26.3 billion supplementary budget, which he said was necessitated by policy changes such as a public service wage increment and the war in the Middle East, which resulted in revenue loss. When the matter came before the floor of the House yesterday, Second Deputy Speaker Attractor Chisangano revealed that the Committee of Supply had agreed to the Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure Number One of 2026 without amendment. “Madam, I have to report to the House that the Committee of Supply has agreed to the Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure Number One of 2026 without amendment,” said Chisangano. Speaker...
