By Abdullahi Tukur
Kebbi State Government has presented a budget proposal of over N189.2 billion for the 2022 fiscal year.
Presenting the proposal before the floor of the State House of Assembly, Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, said the Recurrent Expenditure account for over N61 billion while Capital Expenditure stands at over N128 billion.
According to the Governor, the proposed revenues to finance the budget are Statutory Allocation from the federation account estimated in the sum of over N74.9 billion, while the Internally Generated Revenues stands at N14.1 billion.
Tagged “Budget of Economic Consolidation” it is a budget that meets the challenges as its anticipates changes that guarantees opportunities in the face of difficulties and challenges.
Governor Atiku Bagudu revealed that, his administration has done well in the implementation of the 2021 budget despite the revenue difficulties faced by the state.
The Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar Lolo, assured a speedy passage of the budget for the betterment of the people in the state.