by Christiana Gokyo, Jos
The Plateau State Government has presented a Budget of “New Beginnings,” which has a total size of N295,434,568,464.00.
The State Governor, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang, disclosed this at the Plateau State House of Assembly, Jos, on Tuesday, while stating that, the budget consists of a Recurrent Component of N157,563,316,462.00, representing 53.33 percent of the total budget size, and Capital Estimate of N137, 871,251,992.00, representing 46.66 percent of the total budget estimate.
According to him, the total budget size shows an increase of N145,483,233,873.00 over the 2023 approved budget, adding that, the budget is aimed at laying a solid foundation for the peace and prosperity of Plateau State.
He said, “The vision and mission of the present administration is to intervene in the area of security, agriculture, human capital development, public health, industrialization and aggressive revenue generation.”
Governor Mutfwang further disclosed that, “The intention and desire of this administration is to address the current infrastructural and human capital development deficit of the state within available resources. It is no longer ‘business as usual;’ – all hands must be on deck to achieve these targets.”
The governor stressed that, “To ensure that government revenues are judiciously managed, the Plateau State Internal Revenue Service has been mandated to synergize and collaborate with all revenue generating MDAs to ensure accountability and transparency in all processes.
“By this development, citizens are, therefore, advised to as an obligation pay all their taxes to relevant authorities as at when due, to promote the spirit of work in the system.”
In response, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Moses Sule, promised the governor for a speedy deliberation, for the interest of the state.