Mafuru says Tanzania likely to miss key Vision 2025 target
Executive secretary of the Planning Commission, Mr Lawrence Mafuru.
What you need to know:
- Executive secretary of the Planning Commission, Mr Lawrence Mafuru says the global Covid-19 pandemic which wreaked havoc across the world for three consecutive years and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine are to blame for missing the target
Arusha. Tanzania is not likely to attain its 2025 income targets as the government links the failure with Covid-19 pandemic and geopolitical situation as major reasons behind.
In its Tanzania Development Vision 2025, the government targeted to ensure the National Gross Income Per Capita (average individual income) Tanzania’s targets of $3,000 in per capita income by 2025 will not be met as but the number is now estimated at $1,200 this year.
Executive secretary of the Planning Commission, Mr Lawrence Mafuru, told a meeting of experts in Arusha yesterday that the current per capita income is clocking at $1,200, with only nine months left before ushering in the New Year 2025.
“We have tangible reasons for not attaining the target,” pointed out Mr Mafuru, listing the global Covid-19 pandemic which wreaked havoc across the world for three consecutive years as well as the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine which followed shortly after the plague, as the main reasons.
Mr Mafuru was addressing members of the workers council in the Planning Commission, who gathered in Arusha during the meeting to discuss achievements gained by the institution.
However, he reminded them that the Tanzania still made strides towards the target.
He pointed out that the per capital income increased by 7.14 percent to $1,200 in 2022.
Speaking at the event held at the Treasury Building, the human resources manager in the President’s Office, Planning and Investments, Mr Benjamin Chilunda, said the workers in attendance were trained on laws, regulations and the commission’s responsibilities as well as taking stock of the department’s performance.
“That is in addition to reviewing the scope of the National Development Vision 2025 where they are supposed to come up with recommendations on how we can further make achievements before next year,” said Mr Chilunda.
On her part, the deputy secretary of the Workers Council for the Planning Commission, Ms Magreth Milembe, said apart from addressing challenges, they will also come up with their own suggestions on what to be done when executing the Development Vision 2050.
