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Kaduna State Governor, Alhaji Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, yesterday presented a budget of N203,700,855,271 to the State House of Assembly.
The budget, according to yero, “is tagged ‘Budget of Consolidation and Continuity’ based on determination to ensure the completion of all ongoing projects and the Recurrent Expenditure is pegged at N72,788,841,776, which represents 35.72% of the total budget.”
The Governor said the Capital Expenditure estimate is put at a total sum of N130,912,013,495, which translates to 64.28% of the budget.
He said the sectoral breakdown of the 2015 Capital Expenditure for 2015 is categorised into four broad sectors that included; Economic Sector allocated N42,741,440,735; Social Sector N37,527,103,840; Regional Sector N23,124,954,255; and General Administration N27,518,514,695.
Yero said the Capital Budget of some key sub-sectors include education N20,569,487,905;
Heath N12,258,916,525; Water Supply N16,826,500,320; Works and Transport N29,438,470,175; and Agriculture N7,174,402,435.
•Photo shows Governor Yero.