The Ministry of Finance and National Planning has revealed releasing K15.8 billion in May to fund the wheels of public service delivery, with a heavy chunk directed towards debt servicing.
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According to a report released by the Ministry, K5.5 billion was used to service both domestic and external debt, a sign of the government’s continued efforts to reduce Zambia’s debt burden.
Another K5.3 billion walked straight into the pockets of civil servants, military personnel and other government workers in the name of the public service wage bill.
Not wanting hospitals to keep handing out prescriptions without drugs, K472.4 million was thrown at medical supplies, while K100 million was allocated to help people get their National Registration Cards, which they will need when the Electoral Commission of Zambia starts its voter registration drive.
And as if that was not enough, the Treasury coughed out K1.3 billion to infrastructure development.
Out of this, K542.1 million was used for road infrastructure, K280 million for university and school buildings, and K18.3 million for pushing electricity further into Zambia’s villages under the Rural Electrification Programme.
Furthermore, retirees were not left out as government threw in K312.4 million to the Public Service Pension Fund to reduce the headache of pension arrears and K98 million to the Food Reserve Agency to pay farmers who supplied maize early.
“This demonstrates our continued commitment to financing developmental programmes, settling debt obligations, and meeting operational needs of government institutions,” stated the ministry.
By George Musonda
Kalemba June 16, 2025
