{"id":38766,"date":"2025-08-18T10:45:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T08:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/?p=38766"},"modified":"2025-08-18T10:10:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T08:10:56","slug":"nbgs-endorses-ssp-40-5b-budget-for-2025-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/18\/nbgs-endorses-ssp-40-5b-budget-for-2025-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NBGs endorses SSP 40.5B budget for 2025-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_38767\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38767\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NBS-1-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NBS-1-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NBS-1.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NBGs endorses SSP 40.5B budget for 2025-2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>By Alan Clement<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Council of Ministers of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State has approved a 40.5 billion SSP budget for the 2025\u20132026 fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p>The approval, which marks a significant step in the state\u2019s financial planning and governance was made during the Eleventh Council of Ministers meeting chaired by Governor Simon Ober Mawut and attended by members of the state executive last week.<\/p>\n<p>The budget framework was presented by the State Minister of Finance, Planning and Investment, Peter Dut Akot who explained that the budget would focus on critical sectors including infrastructure, education, health, and agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis budget reflects our commitment to strengthening service delivery, investing in infrastructure, and ensuring fiscal discipline across all sectors,\u201d said Akot during the session. \u201cWe are prioritizing health, education, and agricultural productivity to meet the needs of our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Governor Mawut emphasized the importance of timely budgetary planning in advancing development goals. \u201cThe Council\u2019s endorsement of this envelope is a testament of our commitment to improve livelihoods and build resilient institutions,\u201d he stated. \u201cWe urge the State Legislative Assembly to expedite its review so implementation can begin without delay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Council also endorsed an amendment to the State Revenue Authority Act. The correction officially changes the institution\u2019s name from \u201cDefunct Aweil State Revenue Authority\u201d to \u201cNorthern Bahr el Ghazal State Revenue Authority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The approved resource envelope will now be forwarded to the Northern Bahr el Ghazal State Legislative Assembly for further debate and final adoption.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Alan Clement The Council of Ministers of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State has approved a 40.5 billion SSP budget for the 2025\u20132026 fiscal year. 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