Measures to control inflation

  • Increased rate of taxation to reduce the purchasing power of the population.
  • Reducing government expenditure to control money supply especially to non-productive sectors.
  • Reducing government borrowing from the central bank.
  • Restrictive monetary policies! controlled printing of money.
  • Consolidation of allowances and wage freezing for those in high income brackets.
  • Provision of investment incentives to encourage more investors.
  • Liberalization of the economy to increase production.
  • Improving the infrastructure to facilitate resource movements and consequently increased production.
  • Privatisation drives to boost production in the economy.
  • Increased importation of good from non inflationary countries.