- The budget must support in all manner possible the resuscitation of the economy as a minimum pre-condition of sustainable poverty reduction
- The national must provide a minimum targeted guaranteed resource level so as to protect the human resource base even under economic hardships because this is a prerequisite fro resuscitating the economy.
- There should be expenditure switching in the national budget to prioritize productive and social expenditure and move away from non-productive expenditure. This ensures that the budget is pro-poor or sensitive to poverty reduction.
- Rebuild confidence in the economy through having an economic recovery framework, which ensures broader participation in the economy by the majority of the people and also put in place a poverty reduction strategy. This kind of economy ensures a broader tax base from which government can then deliver on development challenges.
- The national budgetary process must be open including broad stakeholder participation including grassroots communities and should be externally audited to ensure accountability to the nation (resources vs. outputs). Government should engage stakeholders in putting their bids together. Initially given the limited resources it is imperative to strengthen the existing budget monitoring mechanisms to ensure delivery. Stakeholders should be involved in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the budget process.
- Government should create conditions conducive for a social contract in order for the nation to push forward the development agenda together.
- The national budget must accommodate the allocation of resources to mitigate the impact f HIV/AIDS in each ministry.
- Open dialogue at all levels (both domestic and international) in order to maximize mobilization of support for development and poverty reduction.
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