Mozambique: 2014 State Budget allocates 2.7% of expenditure to water and sanitation

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Mozambique: 2014 State Budget allocates 2.7% of expenditure to water and sanitation

6:39 CAT | 30 Nov 2023

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Mozambique plans to increase the supply of the population with drinking water to 63% next year, allocating 2.7% of total public expenditure to water and sanitation, according to official data accessed by Lusa on Wednesday.

In documents supporting the proposed Economic and Social Plan and State Budget (PESOE) for 2024, currently under discussion in parliament, the government plans to guarantee this coverage rate with the construction of 151 water supply systems and “the rehabilitation and establishment of 22,660 household connections in cities and towns” plus the “opening of 1,715 water fountains” across the country.

This government’s coverage forecast involves connecting 58% of the population living in rural areas and 84% in urban areas “with a safe water source”.

Regarding sanitation coverage, the objective is to reach 36% of the population living in rural areas and 61% in urban areas with access to an “adequate” service.

In the allocation of public expenditure planned for 2024 for each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the Mozambican government reserved almost 12,289 million meticais (€175.8 million), equivalent to 2.7% of the total, for Drinking Water and Sanitation (SDG 6), against 6,111 million meticais (€87.5 million), equivalent to 1.5% of total expenditure, in 2023.

Defined by the United Nations, the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals are the common vision for humanity, a contract between world leaders and people and “a list of things to do on behalf of people and the planet”, in the institution’s words.

For SDG 1, relating to the Eradication of Poverty, Mozambique has set aside 22.7% of total public expenditure for next year, equivalent to 104,367 million meticais (€1,493 million), against 27.4% this year, worth 110,013 million meticais (€1,574 million).

Source: Lusa