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2013 National Budget proposals
Committee of the Peoples Charter (CPC)
October 25, 2012

The Committee of the Zimbabwe People's Charter has today the 25th of October 2012 submitted the 2013 national budget proposal to the House of Assembly Portfolio Committee on Budget Finance and Investment Promotion.

The submission made under the theme a New Social Democratic and Social Welferist Deal for Zimbabwe are part of our input for consideration by the Portfolio Committee on Budget Finance and Investment Promotion public hearing on the projected national budget for the year 2013.The submissions were made not out of specific economic or financial expertise but our commitment to our country and commitment to a democratic people centered government under which the government prioritize the establishment of a social democratic ideology underpinning to the state a Social Welfare oriented national economy.

We are convinced that Zimbabwe's annual budget should fundamentally serve the citizens of this country .This makes such a policy document one that must have the input and approval of the people of Zimbabwe, it must talk to their collective national and individual aspirations, address matters relating to the livelihood of contemporary and future generations of the country and above all seek to promote democratic, people centered and accountable government.

To this end the Committee of the Zimbabwe People's Charter has proposed that the inclusive government prioritize the following in its 2013 budget:

• Restoration of full functionality and professionalism at all major referral government and local government hospitals in Zimbabwe inclusive of free treatment and medication for the majority poor; free and guaranteed access to electricity for all of these hospitals, fair remuneration for all medical personnel and the re-launch of a health for all nationwide awareness campaign.
• Provision for free primary school education for all, subsidization of all government secondary school budgets, restoration of the student loan schemes for tertiary education in collaboration with university and college administrations and the establishment of a national education policy that is much more sensitive to the aspirations of Zimbabwe's future desires.
• Provisions for a fully functional judiciary with permissions for greater decentralization of its functions.
• Provision for the land reform programs hitherto with access to agricultural input and infrastructural developments remaining a priority and a land audit becomes a reality.
• Provision for the revival of an electricity, road /rail and telecommunications system in order to improve public transport and communication.
• Provisions for the utilization of revenue from the entirety of the mining sector into key social service delivery institutions such as health to purchased modern and up to date equipment drugs, the revival of our national emergency response systems such as the Fire Brigade, Civil Protection Unit and Ambulance services.
• Provision for the expansion of the ability of Zimbabwe to receive and impart information through the establishment of a separate Media development and Diversity Fund to assist in the establishment of independent community radio stations, boast transmission capabilities of the same and assist in the print media in their viability challenges. Provisions for a holistic review of all state enterprises within the context of having their functions to full fill the New Social Democratic and Social Welfarist Deal for Zimbabwe.
• Provisions for a 'Bridge the Gap' Reintegration and Linkage Fund for the Diaspora with the aim of in-cooperating the Diaspora into our national debate and policy formulation
• Provisions for the revival of our industries in relation to basic commodity production, mining agriculture tourism, industrial and mechanized heavy duty production information communications technology.
• Provisions to support global efforts against Climate Change which should include a more comprehensive funding of the Metrological Department.

Our submissions do not cover all aspects of the national budget; neither do they undertake technical analyses of the National Fiscus. They do however take into account, the realities that are faced by millions of Zimbabweans (at home and abroad) and by so doing, offer a perspective that is intended to inform the policy intentions of the inclusive government for the year 2013.

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