Social spending cuts spell disaster

Social spending cuts spell disaster

Malawi Economic Justice Network (Mejn) says declining social protection spending can exacerbate poverty, widen inequality and increase social unrest. The caution by Mejn follows published data by the Malawi 2025 Commitment to Reducing Inequality Profile indicating that Malawi’s social protection spending is low, dropping from 5.7 percent to 2.3 percent of the National Budget within two years, ranking among the lowest in Southern Africa. In a wri…