"The IMF Mission has come here for two main purposes one is to have the Article lV consultations and the state of the economy, to talk about the development trajectory, we are also gearing up to present the mid term budget review , as well as the budget strategy paper into next year and think about our macro-economic framework as we move towards NDS 2 and Vision 2030. Then the second issue is to talk about the Staff Monitoring Program which is a critical step in our arrears clearing road map again we have been discussing how we can maintain the fiscal discipline that we had initiated in the past and make sure that it continues, making sure that stay within our means on expenditure" Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Hon Prof M. Ncube