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House Approves 2023/24 Budget Proposals

by Our Reporter
February 2, 2023
House Approves 2023/24 Budget Proposals

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The National Budget Framework Paper with proposals of a Shs49.98 trillion budget for the Financial Year 2023/2024 has been passed by Parliament.

The passing of the Budget Framework Paper is in line with the requirement of the Public Finance Management Act that sets 01 February as a deadline for Parliament to approve it.

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The passing of the draft budget in a plenary sitting chaired by Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa on Tuesday, 31 January 2023, followed a debate by Members of Parliament on the Budget Committee reports on the framework and the budget performance respectively.

The proposed budget will be financed through domestic revenue equivalent to Shs28.8 trillion, budget support amounting to Shs2.4 trillion, domestic borrowing Shs1.6trillion and external project support of Shs8trillion.

The other sources are domestic refinancing of Shs8.7 trillion and local revenue for the local government of Shs238.5 billion.

The government’s key priorities are starting the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway and finalization of the rehabilitation of the Meter Gauge Railway under the Integrated Transport programme.

The government also intends to invest in small-scale solar-powered irrigation as well as address climate change and food security under the Agro Industrialization Programme.

The other priorities are constructing power service stations and transmission lines under the Sustainable Energy Development programme and capitalization of the Uganda Development Bank and Uganda Development Corporation to continue supporting private sector development, recovery and economic transformation under Private Sector Development.

Kashonzi County Member of Parliament, Hon. Herbert Tayebwa warned against the high expenditure against the government’s low revenue.
He said that Uganda should only borrow for investment but not consumptive expenditures.

The Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Mathias Mpuuga said that the Budget Framework Paper is silent on the high-interest rates on loans.

He wondered how much the country was paying annually as debt repayment for Karuma Hydro Power Dam.

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, expressed worry about reducing discretionary expenditure despite the growth in revenue estimates.

“This means that we shall have limitations in using our appropriation power to reallocate the budget. For every Shs100 collected, over Shs37 is spent on servicing debts,” said Tayebwa.

The Deputy Chairperson of the Budget Committee, Hon. Ignatius Wamakuyu Mudimi, said that proposed budgets towards programmes that contribute directly to value addition are only 5.6 per cent of the total budget and only 4.7 per cent of the total budget has been allocated to programmes that contribute towards strengthening the capacity of the private sector.

The government will now revise the budget estimates based on Parliament’s recommendations and present final estimates to the House by 15 March 2023 for the final budgeting process.

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