{"id":15541,"date":"2017-07-13T18:27:46","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T17:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=15541"},"modified":"2017-07-13T18:27:46","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T17:27:46","slug":"nigeria-will-borrow-implement-fg-recovery-plan-finance-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/nigeria-will-borrow-implement-fg-recovery-plan-finance-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria will borrow to implement FG recovery plan \u2013 Finance Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun said the country has no choice but to continue to borrow in other to implement the Federal Government\u2019s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan.<\/p>\n

Adeosun said this in a statement signed by the Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Finance, Mr Salisu Dambatta on Thursday in Abuja.<\/p>\n

The minister said this following recent report on comments she allegedly made about Nigeria\u2019s debt strategy and ability to borrow.<\/p>\n

Adeosun was quoted to have warned that the country must not borrow more to fund its budget and should instead raise money internally to fund the budget.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigeria will continue to borrow. Nothing has changed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Economic Recovery and Growth Plan provides for an increase in spending over a three-year period, which is reflected in the 2017 budget.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2017, the government is committed to spending N7.44tn, with a projected fiscal deficit of N2.356tn, which will be funded by a combination of domestic and international borrowing.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigeria\u2019s debt to GDP ratio is low when compared to our contemporaries in Africa, and across most of the developed world.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have headroom to borrow and are doing so aggressively in the short to medium term in order to address our infrastructure deficit and to stimulate growth,\u201d she said.<\/p>

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Adeosun said that in addition to borrowing, the government was working towards having a diversified revenue base to ensure that the country do not continue to overly rely on debt to fund the budget.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo build a sustainable economy we must replace the debt that we are incurring in the short to medium term, with strong revenue sources.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is why the Ministry of Finance is focused on expanding our tax base, which we are doing with a range of initiatives which include the Voluntary Asset and Income Declaration Scheme.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, the recruitment of Community Tax Liaison Officers is to improve tax compliance in the long-term, and we are heavily focused on making government spending more productive and efficient.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigeria cannot rely on debt indefinitely. We must be focused on a future where we can earn enough internal revenue to spend on the projects that will grow our economy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Adesoun said that for now, however, increased spending, funded by debt, would act as a stimulus for growth.<\/p>\n

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