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What Ugandans are saying ahead of the National budget speech

Rachael Kulanyi by Rachael Kulanyi
June 12, 2019
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Ahead of the National Budget reading for the financial year 2019/20 scheduled for tomorrow, majority of Ugandans seem to be expecting the same sector budget allocations.  

The budget that will be read by Minister of Finance Hon. Matia Kasaijja is estimated to take Shs40 trillion. According to the draft budget government plans to spend  Shs10.6 trillion on its operations, Shs7.7 trillion for the development projects and Shs 9.4 trillion is for external financing.

The ministries that got a lion’s share from the budget include; works and transport sector Shs 6.4 trillion, education ministry Shs3.2 trillion, energy sector Shs2.9 trillion, the health sector Shs2.5 trillion and security departments Shs3.6 trillion.

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Other sectors were allocated, Shs1 trillion for the agricultural sector, Justice, law and order will get 1.6 trillion and the accountability sector Shs1.9 trillion among others.

This is what Ugandans are saying about the budget .

If u prioritize bombardier jets over people's health care; you're a useless gov't #UGBudget2019

— bryan (@braop) June 11, 2019
https://twitter.com/NabaasaInnocent/status/1138851775648272385
https://twitter.com/clever_arinda/status/1138778534254731265

Ahead of the budget reading we need to revisit discourse on how fast paced our economyis changing and the number of young people working the economy to harness it’s growth amid all their agencies. #UGBudget2019

— Tricia Gloria Kitenda (@TriciaGNabaye) June 10, 2019

we need a budget that focuses on accountability and transparency in Uganda #UGBudget2019, @CSBAGUGANDA ,@trishangloria, @AFIC1

— TUSIIME ROLINE (@RolineTusiime) June 10, 2019

#UGBudget2019 SIM card verification has to a large extent excluded more Ugandans financially than what actually mobile money tax has done. So let's not just jump some things

— Bekiza Patrick (@ThePatoGuy) June 12, 2019

#UGBudget2019 does the polluter pay in Ug what do cigarette manufacturers pay 4 NCDs brought 2 UGANDA by THEM court Cases? @MinofHealthUG ministryof

— Question Mark? (@jtalibita) June 12, 2019

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