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Plateau State
2019 Budget Breakdown: Works and
Transport gulps largest share
By Joseph A.
Adudu
April 10, 2019
The
plateau State ministry of works and Transport has been allocated the sum of N16,917,700,000.00 representing 24.85 percent
of the capital estimate which also make it the highest more than any other
sector of the economy in the State.
This
was revealed by the commissioner of Budget and Economic Planning Sylvester
Wallangtho during the 2019 budget breakdown at the conference hall of cabinet
office Jos Wednesday.
According
to the commissioner, emphasis will be on the completion of on-going project.
Other
allocations to other sub-sectors of the economy are education with the sum of N12,214,336,930.00 representing 17.94
percent. Administration with an allocation of N12,044,670,764.00
representing 17.94 percent., Lands, Housing and Urban Development allocated the
sum of N51,226,525,500.00 representing
7.68 percent, Health, N4,663,942,000.00
representing 6.85 percent water resources N5,134,118,000.00
representing 7.50 percent, Agriculture and Rural Development N2,674,850,000.00 representing 3.93
percent and commence and industry with the allocation of the sum of N2,408,725,000.00 representing 3.54
percent. Others are;
Women,
Youths and Sports Development with the sum of N1,963,000
information and communication N1,444,394,000.00
representing 2.12 percent, Judiciary N1,032,100,000.00
representing 1.52 percent Environmental and Mineral Development N905,464,600.00 representing 1.33 percent,
Finance, N901,674,500.00 representing
1.32 percent; Legislature N2,201,700.00
representing 1.28 percent and tourism and Hospitality N337,900,000.00 representing 0.50 percent of the capital estimate.
The
commissioner said this years budget tagged “Budget of Rescue and
Infrastructural growth” was aimed at consolidating on the infrastructural
development of the state adding that the budget estimate was projected based on
the Macro-Economic Variables from the Medium Term Expenditure frame work (MTEF)
and the Medium Term Sector Strategy (MTSS) of the State.
Wallangko
said that as usual, the implementation of the budget would still be anchored on
the 5-Pillar policy thrust of the administration with emphasis on the
completion of the on-going protects and programmes.
Watch
out for the full details of the 2019 Plateau state Budget breakdown in our hard
copy next week.
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