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AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> FROM economists to taxpayers there are high expectations from the 2020\/2021 national budget, with many Tanzanians looking forward to more socio-economic progress in the coming fiscal year.<\/p>\n

The budget that will be unveiled today by Finance and Planning Minister, Dr Philip Mpango will be the final budget of President John Magufuli\u2019s first five-year, reform-oriented tenure.<\/p>\n

Some of the economists and ordinary citizens who spoke to the \u2018Daily News\u2019 yesterday, wanted to see the 2020\/21 budget pay more focus on financing ongoing development projects, improvement of healthcare services, mitigation of economic effects of Covid-19, and improve the lives of poor Tanzanians.<\/p>\n

The Zanzibar University Economics Professor Haji Semboja described the 2020\/21 budget as \u2018transitional one\u2019,\u00a0 coming at a time of government\u2019s transition ahead of the next general election.<\/p>\n

\u201cI expect that this budget will continue implementing what the current government has started as promised during the 2015 elections campaigns,\u201d Prof Semboja asserted. He also said since the novel coronavirus has somehow impacted the economy, the budget has to have mechanisms to cushion the effects.<\/p>\n

Another Economics and Investment expert, Dr Hildebrand Shayo, said he would like to see the budget prioritising on key economic sectors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis budget should look at how to absorb the effects of the Coronavirus since several institutions currently assess the impacts,\u201d Dr Shayo opined.<\/p>\n

The wananchi\u2019s expectations included enhanced affordable healthcare services to benefit the majority of citizens.<\/p>\n

Ms\u00a0 Mwanaidi Msuya, a petty trader and a resident of Temeke Dar es Salaam said that healthcare costs should be reduced especially in government hospitals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe money we get from the businesses we do is very little, it becomes very hard to afford good healthcare service; That is why we opt to go to substandard clinics,\u201d revealed Ms Msuya.<\/p>\n

\u201cI often earn below 10,000\/-a day, and when I go to the hospital I am expected to pay upfront 6,000\/-before getting any service. When I want to give birth I need 80,000\/-excluding other expenses for a normal delivery; This is just too much compared to our incomes,\u201d she explained. Ms Asmaa Mateju, who is also a petty trader at Temeke said she was expecting the budget to reflect on the business identification cards while considering the level of the petty traders.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of our business does not correspond with 20,000\/-we are paying. We all want to contribute to the government, but my capital is below 5,000\/-while I am required to pay the same amount with those with a 50,000\/-business capital,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

Articulating his wishes on the new budget, the Assistant Manager of Image Bar near Tazara, Mr Laurian Wenceslaus commented that healthcare costs should be made affordable to a common person.<\/p>\n

\u201cHealthcare costs especially for those who are involved in accidents are high and cannot be afforded by a poor individual like me.\u201d expressed Mr Wenceslaus.<\/p>\n

He further expressed that the budget should not increase prices of drinks like alcohol, wishing for fair prices to Tanzanians; Both sellers and final consumers, suggesting for the prices to remain the same or drop a little.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the issue of the coronavirus and the level seat directives, Mr Wenceslaus said that with people getting back to daily routines, leading to traffic jams, the situation is hurting bus owners and drivers.<\/p>\n

He suggested that either bus fares should be raised or taxes on petroleum products lowered, to help create a fair business environment for bus owners and drivers.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Mr Hamza Hamadi, a bus driver with Mnazi Mmoja\u2013Buza route commended the government for placing the motor vehicle licence fee in petroleum fuel; Saying it is an easy way for everyone to pay the fee and easy for the government to collect its revenue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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