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The newly enacted bills include the State Budget for the Fiscal Year 2023/2024, the State Tax Rate, and Appropriation.
Addressing the media after a meeting on Monday, Viana Kakuli Aggrey, State Minister of Finance, Planning, and Investment, announced that the governor had signed into law the fiscal year budget, totaling 33.8 billion South Sudanese Pounds.
“The fiscal year 2023-2024 budget amounts to 33.8 billion South Sudanese Pounds and is appropriated as follows: 20.6 billion South Sudanese Pounds will cover salaries and wages in Central Equatoria State, 7.3 billion South Sudanese Pounds will cover operational costs, 5.2 billion South Sudanese Pounds will be allocated for capital expenditure for the state, and 0.6 billion South Sudanese Pounds will be transferred to the counties,” Kakuli stated.
Minister Kakuli also noted that the budget includes a 400 percent salary increment for civil servants.
“The 33.8 billion SSP budget includes a 400 percent salary increment for civil servants, which is incorporated into the fiscal year 2023/2024 budget. Central Equatoria State is committed to meeting its obligations by delivering services to its citizens,” she added.
On February 6, 2024, the Central Equatoria State Transitional Legislative Assembly passed its budget for the fiscal year 2023/2024.
The budget, totaling SSP 33,813,674,726, aims to address various expenditures, including salaries and wages, expenses for goods and services, capital expenditure, and other related costs.
Salaries and wages account for the largest portion of the total budget, amounting to SSP 20,614,915,468 (60.1 percent), followed by expenses for goods and services at 7,353,643,117 SSP (21.7 percent).
Capital expenditure constitutes SSP 5,221,030,875 (15.4 percent), with transfers to counties totaling 624,085,266 SSP (2.8 percent).
