By RFPosted on 27-10-2019Modified on 27-10-2019 at 03:55
The government has finally adopted on Friday, October 25 the draft budget for the 2020 exercise that it establishes at about 10 billion US dollars, an increase rate of 63.2% over the budget for the year. 2019. It has been almost a month since this draft budget is under discussion. It will be a historically high budget in a country where the authorities have always struggled to maximize revenue and collect it.
In the face of the promises of the partners, which are slow in coming to fruition and in view of the prerequisites imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, the new power has no choice but to work on internal resources . Which resources, according to the IMF, should slow down in 2020 in view of the decline in commodity prices including cobalt.
The 2019 budget was US $ 6 billion.
To fill the gap, the government experts say they want to work on the computerization of the recipe chain for the traceability of it as well as the transparency and fluidity of the circuit of its execution. In other words, fighting corruption and embezzlement that had hitherto hampered the implementation of previous budgets.
According to the Government, this budget will take into account the introduction of free primary education and the gradual implementation of universal health coverage.
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