Tanzania, June 15 -- Dar es Salaam. Parliament's Budget Committee has urged the government to invest more in labour-intensive sectors, strengthen vocational training and streamline youth financing programmes to tackle unemployment as more than 800,000 young Tanzanians enter the job market each year.

Presenting the committee's recommendations during debate on the Sh62.3 trillion budget for the 2026/27 financial year on Monday, June 15, 2026, the committee chairman, Mr Mashimba Ndaki, said the formal sector was unable to absorb the growing number of job seekers.

The committee noted that although more than 800,000 youths join the labour market annually, formal sector employment increased by an average of 354,702 jobs between 2023/24 and 20...