Govt clearing Beam bill: Moyo

GOVERNMENT is in the process of clearing outstanding Basic Education Assistance Module (Beam) bill from 2023 after struggling to get funding from Treasury, a Cabinet minister has said.

Authorities recently revealed that the constricted fiscal space to cover children whose fees are paid for (Beam) could see beneficiaries dropping out of school or facing lawsuits for fees arrears.

Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion minister Mthuli Ncube told the House of Assembly recently that the government does not have fiscal space to cover Beam owing to changes in the macro-economic environment.

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