The Senate on Tuesday passed the 2019 appropriation bill of N8.82 trillion for second reading.
The budget totalling, N8,826,636,578,915 has a recurrent expenditure of N4 trillion while N2 trillion goes for capital expenditure with N2.2 trillion and N492 billion for debt servicing and statutory transfers respectively.
Senator Mao Ohuabunwa said, “We are consolidating poverty. We need to really look at this budget. Instead of reducing, we should ‘jack up’ the budget by 10 trillion. What can two trillion do when we have ongoing projects. We need to block leakages and ensure taxes are collected.”Senator Ben Murray-Bruce from Bayelsa State reacting to the budget said, “The budget is not different from what we have been presented in the last four years. Recurrent expenditure of 4 trillion is too high.
Senator Matthew Urhoghide called for a faithful implementation of the budget, as well as revenue plans to meet capital expenditure. He said, “We need to ensure the common wealth of Nigerians is taken seriously. If we must pass this budget, let us be born again in implementing this budget.”
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