Gender responsive budget still work in progress
Dar es Salaam, June 24 -- TWO Members of Parliament, Lolesia Bukwimba (Busanda, CCM) and Suzan Lyimo (Special Seats, Chadema) share their views on how to mainstream gender perspectives into the 2020/2021 government budget in this Q&A interview with our Staff Writer.
Below are their thoughts on some of the national budget highlights:
Question: The Ministry of Water's budget has increased by 15.6 per cent compared to last year. What gender-concerns do you think the ministry should address to ensure women and girls get a fair share of the fiscus?
Hon Susan Lyimo:
Let me start by saying if we had a gender budget statements' system in place that would have made the implementation of gender-specific programmes in all sectors, much easier.
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