These are the priority areas for the Sh34.88 trillion budget in 2020

>The government yesterday outlined eight priority areas in its 2014/15 Budget geared at lowering the cost of living in the country as well as improving social services.

Pregnancy is not a disease and should not kill, but come tomorrow, an estimated 800 pregnant women on the globe will have lost their life due to pregnancy and childbirth—-a reality that experts say does not seem to come to an end any time soon.

The government is proposing to spend Sh19.6 trillion in the 2014/15 financial year, which would be an increase of Sh1.4 trillion over the just-ending year’s Budget. The 2013/14 Budget stood at Sh18.2 trillion.

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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.

The numbers say it loud and clear: There is no easy road to reforming the cash-strapped and inefficient Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco). We will need a whopping $20.9 billion (Sh33.4 trillion) for that goal to be achieved.

Tanzania loses about Sh3 trillion ($1.87 billion) in tax revenue every year through cheating by dishonest companies in import and export transactions, a new study reveals.

>Tanzania loses about Sh3 trillion ($1.87 billion) in tax revenue every year through cheating by dishonest companies in import and export transactions, a new study reveals.

-Nigeria and South Africa dominate the infrastructure market, but other countries like Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, and Tanzania are also poised for growth

-A substantial increase in spending in the basic manufacturing sector is expected in sub-Saharan Africa

-Transportation investment is expected to grow rapidly in South Africa over the coming decade, in particular in the road and rail subsectors

-Extraction spending in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to increase at 8% annually over...