Tanzanian Lawmakers Begin Talks on Magufuli's First Budget

Tanzanian parliamentarians are meeting in the capital, Dodoma, to discuss and approve the Magufuli administration’s proposed budget for this year, the information minister says. Parliament plans to complete the budget approval process in July. The budget is John Magufuli’s first since his election as president in October. Forty percent of the proposed budget will cover national development projects, a sharp departure from previous practices when allocations for development stayed at 27...

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