President Muhammadu Buhari has presented 6.08 Trillion Naira budget proposal for 2016 to a joint session of the National Assembly. The budget is predicated on $38 per barrel oil benchmark; 197 Naira exchange rate.
2016 Budget
- Buhari apologises for fuel scarcity
- Cash transfer for poor Nigerians
- Oil benchmark is $38 per barrel
- Petrol price N87 ‘for now’
- Total budget – N6.08 tr
- No provision for fuel subsidy
- Capital budget is N1.8tr
- To restructure oil and gas sector
- Revenue projection – N3.86 tr
- Meals for primary school pupils'
- Deficit – N2.22 tr
- Free Education for Science/Tech students
SECTORAL ALLOCATIONS
- Health – N221.7b
- Transport – N202.0b
- Defence – N134.6b
- Interior – N53.1b
- Works, Power and Housing – N433.4b
- Special Intervention Programmes – N200b
- Labour/Employment –N500b
- Education- N369.6b
The budget was increased by about 40 per cent from the 2014 budget of 4.357 Trillion Naira presented to the National Assembly by former president, Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.
Prior to today’s presentation of the budget, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and the National Assembly had approved the Medium Term Expenditure Framework which pegged the 2016 Budget at 6 Trillion Naira.
According to the president, the budget would address youth unemployment and improve the wellbeing of the vulnerable.
He also said the nation remains committed to diversification to build and reflate the economy, and announced that the petrol pump price would remain at 87 naira per litre.
He emphasised that there would be changes in the way government conducts its business and that all MDAs would be required to prepare and present their annual budgets on time.
“We will align fiscal, monetary and investment policies,” he added.
In the course of the budget presentation, President Buhari apologised to Nigerians over the fuel scarcity that has persisted across the country since October.
According to him, the cause of the scarcity was due to the refusal of stakeholders in the petroleum industry to embrace change.
He assured that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has been mandated to explore ways to end the scarcity as quickly as possible.
On Monday, the Federal Government had blamed the administration of former president Goodluck Jonathan for the current scarcity by refusing to pay marketers subsidy claims owed them since 2014.
This is critical. How come 2016 budget is higher thanks d previous by a whooping 40%. Even d embattled ex president GEJ neva had this type of outrageous budget. With d dwindling oil prices, daa dullard is giving us dis kindly of budget. Change indeed. Before 2019,naija will b on 10trn budget.
ReplyDeleteThis is critical. How come 2016 budget is higher thanks d previous by a whooping 40%. Even d embattled ex president GEJ neva had this type of outrageous budget. With d dwindling oil prices, daa dullard is giving us dis kindly of budget. Change indeed. Before 2019,naija will b on 10trn budget.
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