CIVIL Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) Executive Director Isabel Mukelabai says the slight decrease recorded in the cost of living is likely to have no significant impact on vulnerable households. Mukelabai says despite the reduction in the cost of living and the slight decrease recorded in inflation for the month of May, inflation still remains high, which means the cost of goods and services still remains high. The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) recorded a K145.02 decrease in the cost of living for May, now amounting to K11,272.97 for a family of five in Lusaka. Mukelabai said there was need for a more consistent pattern in the reduction of inflation to see a reduction in prices of goods and...

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