El-Rufai signs N214b 2017 budget into law

Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday, signed into law the 2017 budget of N214 billion for the fiscal year, after its approval by the State House of Assembly.

Besides, the Kaduna House of Assembly was the first among the 36 states of the Federation to have passed the 2017 budget into law.

The total budget size of N214.9 billion, made up of N83.46 billion for recurrent spending and N131.45 billion in capital expenditure, according to the governor, represents “a capital to recurrent ratio of 61:39.”

El-Rufai, while signing the appropriation bill into law at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House, Kaduna, also announced that the state had received the Paris Club refund from the Federal Government, which would be used to clear six years pension, gratuity and death benefits of retired and dead workers in the state.

The Guardian, December 15

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