S. Sudan Cabinet approves over SSP 22bn annual budget
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October 1, 2016 (JUBA) - The South Sudanese cabinet on Friday approved
a 22bn South Sudanese pounds budget for the 2016 and 2017 fiscal
years.
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South Sudan finance minister Stephen Dhieu Dau (Getty)
The Council of Ministers deliberated on the budget after it was
presented by finance minister, Stephen Dhieu Dau following weeks of
thorough discussions on how it was spent by individuals and
institutions before it is taken to the cabinet for more scrutiny and
approval by the executive.
The budget will now be presented to the transitional national
legislative assembly for deliberations at legislative level.
This year’s budget, compared to last year’s budget which was over 10
billion Pounds, has doubled.
South Sudan’s Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Martin Elia Lumoro told
reporters in the capital, Juba that differences in the budget was
dictated by projects and programs.
He said peace implementation and new institutions like new ministries,
which were created, like the office of the first vice president and
the ministry of federal affairs require a budget to boost their
establishments.
Lumoro did not, however, reveal which areas or sectors have been
prioritized in the budget, although security and defense sectors
continue to lead in the order of prioritization in the budget, taking
up to 40% of the money.
The budget was initially proposed at 29.6 billion South Sudanese pounds.
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1 October 23:30, by Mr Point
South Sudan’s most important problems are the 5 million civilians
facing food shortage..
There are 2 million who are homeless.
The economy is destroyed and inflation is 700%
The government can’t afford to pay its workers. Some have been
without pay for months.
Why is it the government priority to spend 40% of its budget on
the army and security organs?
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