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Budget Process Seminar for Members of Parliament |
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Wednesday, 21 January 2009 |
A Seminar on the Budget Process for all Members of Parliament will be held in the Amphitheatre from Saturday, 24th to Sunday 25th January 2009. The seminar will be conducted by the Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ). This event follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the National Assembly and EAZ on 23rd December 2008. Under the MoU, the EAZ will provide capacity building support to Members of Parliament and staff at National Assembly. The capacity building will be in budget analysis and review, review of the Auditor General’s report and issues of accountability, and general economic knowledge and review of economic programmes and development initiatives.
The Budget Process Seminar is being held in preparation for the House’s consideration of the 2009 Budget. A similar seminar was held for members of staff on 17th and 18th January 2009.
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