Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Tanzania eyes higher spending to boost education

(Reuters) - Tanzania will boost spending on education in the 2007-08 budget this week, but analysts are concerned that government plans to avoid domestic borrowing may mean excessive reliance on donor financing.

Finance Minister Zakia Meghji presented a budget proposal to parliament in early June showing an increase in spending to 5.1 trillion shillings, up from 4.85 trillion shillings in 2006/07.


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