EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THEME
: Under a NAREP administration, Zambia will be well on the way tobecoming:-an energy superpower-the top agricultural producer in Africa-a major inland centre for regional trade and commerce
OUTCOMES
:NAREP’s development plans will result in the followingoutcomes:-1 million new jobs within 5 years-10,000 new business owners in each province within 6 years-Full electrification in rural, urban and per-urban areas within 7years with 60 per cent completed by 2016-Minimum of 10,000 kilometres of new all-weather roads within10 years-Modern sanitation and housing in all districts-Immediate adoption and use of technology as a driver of development-Major reduction of taxes for ordinary citizens
FOCUS
:Private sector-driven economy with government being directlyresponsible for investing in 5 focal development sectors:-Health-Education-Infrastructure-Empowerment-Security
FUNDING:
Various sources of finance will be relied upon to develop theprogrammes that NAREP intends to pursue over the next 5 years. The main sources of funding will include the following:-An infrastructure tax for the mining sector-Limited use of national reserves as a guarantee on majorinfrastructure projects-Concessional infrastructure loans from development financeinstitutions-Financing mechanisms under global environmental financeinitiatives-General revenues through improved collection
IMPLEMENTATION:
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COPYRIGHT NAREP 2011 – preliminary release version17 August 2011
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