This is our first attempt to provide readers with a summary of the main issues discussed in our weekly Accountability Watch column during the course of the year. These issues relate mainly to budgetary matters, public procurement, natural resource management, and other related issues.
Budgetary matters
2024 Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure
On 15 January, the Minister of Finance presented to the National Assembly the Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the fiscal year 2024. The size of the budget was $1.146 trillion, compared with $828.640 billion actual expenditure incurred in 2023, a 38.3 percent increase, and a 46.6 percent increase compared with the Estimates for that year.
