Council of Ministers of Central Equatoria State (photo: CESPU)
By Lodu William Odiya
The Council of Ministers of Central Equatoria State has approved a draft budget amounting to 72.3 billion South Sudan Pounds (SSP) for the 2025/2026 fiscal year.
The decision was reached during an extraordinary cabinet meeting held Tuesday at the State Secretariat, chaired by H.E. Lt. Gen. Rabi Mujung Emmanuel, the Governor of Central Equatoria State.
In a statement issued by the state press unit after the meeting yesterday, Jacob Aligo Lo-Lado, the Acting Minister of Information and Communication, said the endorsement of the budget came following deliberations by the cabinet at the State Secretariat, Juba.
“The Cabinet has deliberated and passed the draft budget for the 2025/2026 fiscal year, estimated at SSP 72.3 billion,” he said in a statement.
The statement emphasized the approval also included the draft tax rate scheduled and the Appropriation Bill for the same period, with a number of amendments.
It further stated the budget draft now awaits to be taken to parliament for ratification.
In addition to the budget deliberations, the statement also underlined that the Council received a security briefing from the State Minister of Local Government and Law Enforcement Agency.
According to the statement, the briefing highlighted a recent attack by a holdout group on an SSPDF base in Bazi, Morobo County, the previous week.
The statement further underscored the minister’s expressed concern over the increasing threats posed by these elements to the region’s security.