{"id":28652,"date":"2018-12-07T12:23:46","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T11:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=28652"},"modified":"2018-12-07T12:23:46","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T11:23:46","slug":"governor-ahmed-presents-n157-5bn-2019-budget-proposal-to-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/governor-ahmed-presents-n157-5bn-2019-budget-proposal-to-assembly\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Ahmed Presents N157.5bn 2019 Budget Proposal To Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yiv1476261748yMail_cursorElementTracker_1544181086062\">Folake Sokoya<\/div>\n<div id=\"yiv1476261748yMail_cursorElementTracker_1544181082607\"><\/div>\n<div>Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed on Thursday presented the sum of N157.5bn as the budget estimate for 2019 fiscal year.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Laying the budget before the State Lawmakers at the floor of Kwara State House of Assembly, Governor Ahmed said the estimate shows a marginal increase of N1.4bn which represents one per cent compared to the 2018 revised budget.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Out of the total budget size, the sum of N77.7bn or 49% is for recurrent expenditure while the amount of N79bn which represents N51% is for capital expenditure.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>On the sectoral allocation of the budget, the Economic affairs sector has the highest distribution of N54.5bn which represents 34.6% of the total budget followed by the General Public Service Sector with N35.6bn which represents 22%, while Education has 18% and Health sector got 17.5%.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Governor Ahmed said the 2019\u00a0 budget proposal is hinged on Zero-Based Budgeting to ensure prudent utilisation of revenue.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>According to him, &#8220;the objectives of the Budget include expanding the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) capacity of the state through land administration and electronic collection for sustainable development; creating an enabling environment for investors through improved infrastructural development; developing human capital development and job and wealth creation.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Gov. 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