Nigerian Senate on Thursday passed the 2020 budget of N10.594 trillion into law. This is against the proposed budget of N10.33 trillion presented to the joint National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari in October, 2019.

The passage of the budget, however, represents record breaking and a deviation from what was obtained in the 8th National Assembly in which budget were passed almost eight months after it was presented.

Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Barau Jibrin, said the increase of N264 billion into the budget allowed for interventions in critical areas such as national security, road infrastructure mines and steel development, health among others.

According to him, statutory transfer stood at N560.5 billion, Recurrent Expenditure at N4.8 billion, Capital Expenditure at N2.5 billion, Debt Servicing at N2.7 billion, Fiscal Deficit at N2.3 trillion and Deficit to GDP of 1.52 per cent.

Source: https://www.ogbeta.ng/2019/12/senate-passes-2020-budget-of-n10594.html

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Good news

The passing of the budget doesn't mean anything to the nigerian masses
Its still their own budget
They pass the budget and still eat up the whole money in the budget
Is that one budget or money that goes into some pockets
Am sick and tired of this useless country

This is the only time you see out politicians very Happy. Does that not ring bell to you?