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By Onzoma Albert Arua City In accordance to article 190 of the constitution of the Republic of Uganda Section 77 of the local Government Act and section 13 of the Public Finance Management Act requires the Chairperson of a local Council to cause the preparatio
By Onzoma Albert
Arua City
In accordance to article 190 of the constitution of the Republic of Uganda Section 77 of the local Government Act and section 13 of the Public Finance Management Act requires the Chairperson of a local Council to cause the preparation of a proposed Annual budget.
The Arua City Council Secretary for Finance Planning and Administration Hon Moses Adriko today presented the budget proposals for the estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the financial year 2025/2026 to councilors during the council seating at Arua City Council Hall.
“Allow me move a motion to lay on the table the budget estimate for 2025/2026 financial year, our general IPF stands at 48,869,368,411 shillings” he said.
According to the budget the total revenue of 6.5 billion will be raised through local revenue and central government transfers of 42.3 billion.
Hon Yako Deddy Gloria the speaker of Arua City Council requests the various committees to properly analyze the budget estimate in their committees before its approval.
“Council business is done at committee level we shall just come to bless what you people have agreed in your various committees, I now leave the entire work to you and have time to discuss the budget estimate thoroughly” she said.
David Kyesanku the town clerk of Arua City urges the various committees to discuss the budget estimate and approve it in time to meet the dateline set by the ministry of finance.
“Today the budget has been laid we only have a window of four days because ministry of finance has this time directed all accounting officers of local government across the country to approve their budget before 20th of march, so we cannot remain outside as Arua City and we want to do everything within our means to beat the deadline” he said.
The budget has been breakdown per sector administration will take 13.4%, finance 1.7%, statutory body 2.7%, production and marketing 2.1%, health 11.8%, education and sports 51.6%, works and technical services 4.3%, natural resources 1.8%, physical planning o.4%, community services 0.7%, project planning and grants 0.9%, Auditing 0.2%, trade and industry 0.5% and division transfers of 7.9% of the budget.