Rising safety nets worry house finance committee

Malawi's Safety Nets Strain Budget as Financial Pressures Mount

Key Business Points – Malawi risks becoming a social welfare State if budget over-focuses on social protection without creating productivity – K10.9 trillion budget increases cash transfers by 58.6%, health […] The post Malawi’s Safety Nets Strain Budget as Financial Pressures Mount appeared first on Business Malawi.

Rising safety nets worry house finance committee

The Budget and Finance Committee of Parliament has warned that the budgets’ overemphasis on social protection risks creating a social welfare State where more resources go towards safety nets without real impact. The committee expressed this after a joint budget analysis with the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, Malawi Economic Justice Network (Mejn) and the Norwegian Church Aid that was meant to enlighten committee members on the 2026/2…