Gov’t asks donors to fund parts of budget

Author : | Published: Thursday, February 9, 2017

The government has appealed to donors to fund part of this year’s financial budget.

The financial budget for this year is more than 29 billion pounds.

There is a deficit of more than $200 million, according to officials.

The Minister of Finance, Stephen Dhieu, said the government needs this money to implement reforms in the non-oil revenue sectors.

He also called on the donors to provide technical support to the Central Bank as part of the reform agenda in line with the peace agreement.

In response to the appeal, the donors have said they are ready to cooperate and help the government.

In response to the appeal, the donors have said they are ready to cooperate and help the government.

“We welcome this to cooperate with the ministry of finance to see how…the economic situation of the country can be settled,”  German ambassador to South Sudan, Johannes Lehne, said on behalf of the donors, which include UK, Norway, and many others.

However, donors have always expressed concern about transparency.

 

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