Taraba State Government has reviewed its 2021 budget downward from #168.6b to #141.2b.
The Commissioner For Budget and Planning, Solomon Elisha said the 2021 budget which has been signed into law by the Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku,captured the #30,000 minimum wage for civil servants in the state.
He said the 2021 appropriation law is a product of consultations in the three senatorial zones of the state and is a representation of the people’s needs.
Solomon Elisha added that the economic sector takes the biggest chunk of the capital expenditure with various projects to be executed.
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Taraba State Government has also signed the Open Government Partnership, a multilateral initiative, advocating for transparency in public finance management.
The Partnership is expected to checkmate the efficient implementation of the appropriation law.
(Editor:Abaje Usekwe)
