Tanzania, March 13 -- Dar es Salaam. Economists have urged the government to reduce its dependence on donors and come up with measures that will promote the role of the private sector in financing development projects.

Speaking to The Citizen on Tuesday, they said the 2024/25 Budget Framework, which the government presented before MPs in Dodoma on Monday, contains some promising aspects for Tanzania's development endeavours, but they warned against dependence on development partners.

"Our development budget still relies heavily on development partners, which is why it is difficult to implement fully or at least to a large extent," said an economist and a lecturer at the University of Dodoma (Udom), Dr Mwinuka Lutengano.

According to th...