The presentation ceremony of the Governance Program of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and its electoral manifesto, for the August 24 general elections, included an opening speech by the party's vice-president, Luísa Damião.
According to Luísa Damião, the proposal of the MPLA Government Program is focused on people and their potential. "Our commitment is to think about Angolans as a whole, for the continuous construction of a more developed, democratic and inclusive Angola, taking into account the economic and social development of the country and the well-being of Angolan families", said the party vice president.
Luísa Damião said that "every Angolan and Angolan woman will review the proposal of the MPLA's government program, as it was conceived with her in mind".
The secretary of the MPLA Political Bureau for the Economy, Idalina Valente, presented the Program and Government, which is structured in seven fundamental axes, highlighting the consolidation of democracy, modernization of State structures and the permanent search for more efficient models to the transparency.
Idalina Valente described the five pillars of the program, the first aligned with the Sustainable Development strategies of the United Nations and the African Union, highlighting the areas of people, children, gender inequality, youth, the elderly, health, higher education, protection social, sport and culture.
The second pillar of Prosperity reaffirms the continuity of macroeconomic stability and support for the business sector to accelerate the diversification of the economy, policies that are based on the domains of macroeconomic management.
"In this area, the MPLA proposes to reduce the public debt ratio to up to 60 percent in accordance with the law on sustainability of public finances, increase non-oil tax revenues by expanding the tax base and achieve a rate of contribution of the non-oil sector to GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of at least 80 percent", said Idalina Valente.
According to Idalina Valente, the MPLA proposes to improve the business environment in order to encourage and attract private investment and boost economic growth in all sectors of the economy, opening the country to business and improving Angola's position in the global competitiveness.
Another strategic policy of the program focuses on employment, entrepreneurship and professional training, in which the MPLA proposes to reduce at least the unemployment rate to 25 percent and implement the professional internship program to facilitate the inclusion of young people in the labor market and increase the supply of technicians trained by the national professional training system.
The program proposes, for the domain of industry, the creation of free zones with a focus on agro-industry, production of textiles and clothing, among others, while in the area of energy the party proposes to increase from 42 percent, in 2021, to 50 percent. , in 2027, the electrification rate, prioritizing industrial and agricultural areas.
In the field of water, the program proposes to increase the population with access to basic drinking water services to 70 percent and from 50 percent to 60 percent of the population with access to basic sanitation over the next five years.
The program also comprises the pillars of Planet, Peace and Partnerships, the latter based on the need to mobilize 'stakeholders' for collective responses to current challenges.
"In the field of foreign policy and international cooperation, the MPLA proposes to strengthen its strategic positioning in the relationship with international financial institutions, the African Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank (WB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), among others of a regional nature or representing economic blocks through which it is possible to increase the diversification of funding sources", he said.
