Donors give Sh904bn for new budget

>Tanzania’s Development Partners have agreed to release a further $44 million (about Sh80 billion) through the General Budget Support (GBS) after they were satisfied by measures taken over the Tegeta escrow account scam.

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>Donors have released $15 million (Sh25.8 billion) of the $558 million (Sh959 billion) budget support they withheld over the Tegeta escrow account scam. The money was sent in December, according to a statement by the Development Partners Group Tanzania.

>Government funding of critical projects and programmes could be disrupted following the decision by key donors to withhold $558 million (about Sh950 billion) in budget support over corruption concerns.

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>The government  said it was a Budget of the people, but wananchi said it was yet another financial statement they know nothing about.

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