By Theresa Nanlong – Jos
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has signed into law the revised 2020 Appropriation Bill. The 2020 Budget was revised from N177,340,521,174.00 to N122, 848,822,913.00 due to the negative impact of the ongoing COVID-19 disease.
Governor Lalong who signed the document at the new Government House Little Rayfield, Jos, said the revised budget became necessary because of the need to take care of the realities of COVID-19 which has greatly affected the economy of the State.
According to him, “For us as a State, the impact has been huge as our earnings have drastically fallen even in the face of demands for funds to carry out statutory responsibilities and also respond to the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.
“That is why we engaged in various cost-cutting measures to enable us to manage the lean resources efficiently and also try to fulfill our most basic responsibilities of providing services to our…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
