Government of Malawi has announced some austerity measures that have to be abide by to make sure that the economy corresponds with the country’s expenditure.
According to a circular dated 6 November signed by chief secretary Justin Saidi, these expenditure measures will be put into effect until the end of 2025/26 financial year.
The Circular outlines that from now henceforth, government recruitments have been halted, only in essential and critical government positions will be considered.
Fuel entitlements for ministers, deputy ministers and senior government officials will be reduced by 30 percent.
It also encourages ministries, departments and other agencies to conduct meetings in their offices and virtual meetings to cut out spending.
The issuing of these expenditure control measures come at a time when different quarters of the country are calling on government to get down to work and start fixing some of the problems that the country is facing.
