Plateau State 2019 Budget Breakdown: Works and Transport gulps largest share

Plateau State 2019  Budget Breakdown: Works and Transport gulps largest share

By Joseph A. Adudu
April 10, 2019

The plateau State ministry of works and Transport has been allocated the sum of N16,917,700,000.00 representing 24.85 percent of the capital estimate which also make it the highest more than any other sector of the economy in the State.

This was revealed by the commissioner of Budget and Economic Planning Sylvester Wallangtho during the 2019 budget breakdown at the conference hall of cabinet office Jos  Wednesday.

According to the commissioner, emphasis will be on the completion of on-going project.

Other allocations to other sub-sectors of the economy are education with the sum of N12,214,336,930.00 representing 17.94 percent. Administration with an allocation of N12,044,670,764.00 representing 17.94 percent., Lands, Housing and Urban Development allocated the sum of N51,226,525,500.00 representing 7.68 percent, Health, N4,663,942,000.00 representing 6.85 percent water resources N5,134,118,000.00 representing 7.50 percent, Agriculture and Rural Development N2,674,850,000.00 representing 3.93 percent and commence and industry with the allocation of the sum of N2,408,725,000.00 representing 3.54 percent. Others are;
Women, Youths and Sports Development with the sum of N1,963,000 information and communication N1,444,394,000.00 representing 2.12 percent, Judiciary N1,032,100,000.00 representing 1.52 percent Environmental and Mineral Development N905,464,600.00 representing 1.33 percent, Finance, N901,674,500.00 representing 1.32 percent; Legislature N2,201,700.00 representing 1.28 percent and tourism and Hospitality N337,900,000.00 representing 0.50 percent of the capital estimate.

The commissioner said this years budget tagged “Budget of Rescue and Infrastructural growth” was aimed at consolidating on the infrastructural development of the state adding that the budget estimate was projected based on the Macro-Economic Variables from the Medium Term Expenditure.