“During the 2023 financial year, government provided
assistance to 1 515, 047 children through the Basic Assistance Education
Module. The programme ensures that all children access basic education crucial
for children to realise their full potential.
“To this effect, government availed ZWL$77,5 billion
against budget of ZWL$23 billion thereby reducing school fees arrears as well
as clearing Zimsec examination arrears for 2023.
“Notwithstanding the above efforts, resource constraints
exacerbated by changes in the macro-economic environment resulted in
accumulation of arrears for Beam which stood at an equivalent of US$57 million
(ZIG772 million) by the end of the 2023 financial year.
“However, due to limited fiscal space, the budget is not
able to fully cover the arrears thereby failing to cover both arrears and
current fees obligations. To this effect, Treasury will ensure the release of
the full budget in line with current fees payments to curb further accumulation
of arrears.
“Treasury will also strive to find additional budget during the course of the year to prioritise payment of arrears to the marginalised schools so that service delivery is not compromised,” Ncube told parliamentarians.
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