Mitete Town Council held a Special Council Meeting on 29th December 2025 to adopt the Council 2026 Budget amounting to K121,261,749.51 that was prepared in accordance with Section 41 of the Local Government Act No. 2 of 2019, which states that a Local Authority shall cause to be prepared an Annual Budget in accordance with the National Planning and Budget Act of 2018.
It was indicated in the meeting by the Finance Committee Chairperson, Mr. Lubinda Yambayamba (Councillor for Mataba Ward), that the K121,261,749.51 would be spread across 15 programs which the Council would implement, compared to the 2025 Budget, which amounted to K69.4 million. As noted, the 2026 Budget had increased by K51.9 million representing a 75% increase which was mainly necessitated by the increases in the Zambia Devolution Support Programme (ZDSP) from K2.7 million to K42 million, the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocation from K36 million to K40 million and the Vehicle Licences Grant allocation from K3.2 million to K6.3 million, and the Cash for Work that had increased from K6 million to K14 million in 2026, respectively.
It was further reported that in terms of Budget allocations by Economic Classification, the Budget showed that K68 million representing 56.1% of the Local Authority’s Budget, had been allocated towards non-financial Assets which mainly related to ZDSP and CDF Community Projects. Furthermore, a K23.9 million representing 19.7 % of the Budget had been allocated to Grants and Bursaries, while K10.2 million representing 8.5% had been allocated to Personal Emoluments like Salaries, Wages, and Allowances for officers and Councillors.
The Council also adopted a K250,000 representing 0.2% that had been allocated to Current Liabilities, which were payable within one year, and this would go towards liquidation of the Institutional debt. A K15,000 representing 0.01% had been allocated to the Institutional and Statutory Expenditure, and this would go towards the certification of the Cemetery by the Zambia Environment Management Agency (ZEMA).
The Council Chairperson, his worship Martin Lukonga was optimistic that the 2026 Budget would achieve its intended objectives so as to make Mitete District a place to be admired by all.
