Dar es Salaam, March 12 -- DODOMA: THE government is expecting to collect and spend a total of 57.04tri/- in the 2025/26 Financial Year, an increment equivalent to 13.4per cent compared to 50.291tri/ that was approved by lawmakers for the current Financial Year.

The money, according to the government, will impressively be spent on the ongoing five key priority areas, as per the Second Five-Year National Development Plan (2020/21-2025/26) which comes to a climax by the end of this year.

Presenting the budget framework proposal for the 2025/2026 fiscal year during an entire committee for all Members of Parliament yesterday, the Minister for Finance, Dr Mwigulu Nchemba said that the government is fully committed to ensuring the next budget...