Enugu State governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, yesterday, presented a budget proposal of N109,199,243 to the state House of Assembly for 2019.
In the budget estimate, N43, 493, 343,000. 00 representing 39.8 percent of the budget proposal was set outside for capital expenditure while the recurrent expenditure stood at N69,705,900,000.00 representing 60.2 per cent of the budget.
N633,000,000 million naira was budgeted for agriculture while N2.34 billion was for health and N5.55 billion was set outside for education.
Presenting the budget tagged, “Budget of peace, equity and prosperity,” on Monday, Ugwuanyi noted that his administration has implemented the previous budget of 2018 to 85 per cent, adding that the government has taken development to the urban and rural communities.
He said in the last three years, his administration embarked on massive rehabilitation of roads both in urban and rural areas as well as in health facilities, agriculture and education.
The governor further…
