Lakes state Legislative Assembly passes budget for 2011
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By Manyang Mayom
March 31, 2011 (RUMBEK) - The Lakes state Legislative Assembly passed
the state’s budget for the 2011 financial year budget totaling 151
million Sudanese pounds (SDG) on Thursday.
At the beginning of March, the State Minister of Finance, Trade and
Industry Pur Chiagan Dakbai presented to the Lakes State
parliamentarians a budget worth SGD 151,842,734 ($55,611,500).
Speaking to press after passing the budget in August House the
chairman for the financial and public account committee Madhieu Makuac
Adhil affirmed that the budget had been passed without condition
during debate.
The budget included state income projecting collection of local
revenue and financial support from the government of South Sudan and
the Lakes State expenditure.
Other components of the budget were salaries, operation costs and
capital expenditures incurred by the executive, legislative organs of
the government and the eight counties of Lakes State.
In 2011, Lakes state will attempt to use its spending to meet the
promises made by MP’s and the governor during in last year’s election
campaign.
Makuac, said that government of Lakes state have prioritized security
and development to be the most important areas for funding in 2011.
Lakes state minister of Finance, Trade and Industry Pur Chiagan Dakbai
said that “the budget for security still remains the highest, followed
by education which will have teachers’ salaries paid in full and 300
more teachers to be recruited in 2011 budget”.
Citizens told Sudan Tribune that they appreciated the Lakes state
parliament for having passed the budget without any conditions placed
upon the state government.
However, young people from Lakes state declined to comment on the
budget. Some instead criticized the state government for having let
down young men in the state. Rumbek’s High Court has been sentencing
young men to 14 – 15 years imprisonment for impregnating girls under
17.
One young man Moses Maker said that the law was “controversial” and
that “although the budget is passed it has nothing to serve us since
our lawmakers themselves [are] throwing us away [into prison]”.
(ST)
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