SUBSIDISE FUEL – ARCHBISHOP BANDA
Written by MRadio on April 11, 2022
By NATION REPORTER
SUBSIDISE fuel to cushion the current high cost of living among citizens influenced by the increase in the commodity, Lusaka Archbishop Dr Alick Banda has urged the government.
Archbishop Banda said the government should always realise that it has a responsibility to cushion the current high cost of living among citizens that has been influenced by the increase in the price of fuel.
He said the government should consider subsidising fuel as it influences prices of other basic commodities that are needed by Zambians for their survival.
Speaking to Chikuni Radio in an interview, Archbishop Banda said the excuse that the price of fuel in Zambia has gone up due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is doubtful.
Archbishop Banda said it is worrying that the cost of living has continued to increase and this may indirectly or directly lead to an increase in criminality too as people will be looking for means to survive.
He said Rwanda was in a similar situation like Zambia but it has managed to subsidize fuel for its citizens and that the Zambian government was expected to do the same.
