omponents. We believe this can lower input costs
market driven
components. We believe this can lower input costs and attain efficiency savings
that will enable
webapex.net PPPRA to keep the selling price for all marketers of petrol at
N87 per liter for now.
30. The current fuel
scarcity with long queues at petrol stations all over the country causing
social dislocation is
ysin.org very unfortunate. Government profoundly apologizes to
Nigerians for this prolonged hardship and misery. It is as a result of market
speculators and r
westernmagazine.org to end these shortages and bring fuel to the pumps all over
the country.
31. I have also directed
the NNPC to explore alternate funding models that will enable us to honour our
obligations in Joint Ventures (JVs) and deep offshore fields. We are confident
that these measures can be achieved and will lower the burden that the
traditional cash calls have imposed on our budget and cash flows as well as
contribute towards shoring up our national reserves.
32. To deliver our
development objectives, we have increased the capital expenditure portion of
the budget from N557 billion in the 2015 budget to N1.8 trillion, in the 2016
budget. Distinguished and honourable members of the National Assembly, for the
first time in many years, capital expenditure will represent 30% of our total
budget. In future years we intend to raise the percentage allocation for
capital expenditure.
33. This is a
fulfillment of our promise to align expenditure to our long-term objectives,
and a sign of government’s commitment to sustainable development. This
increased capital expenditure commits significant resources to critical sectors
such as Works, Power and Housing – N433.4 billion; Transport – N202.0 billion;
Special Intervention Programs – N200.0 billion; Defence – N134.6 billion; and
Interior – N53.1 billion. These investments in infrastructure and security are
meant to support our reforms in the Agriculture, Solid Minerals and other core
job creating sectors of our economy.
34. We will invest to
safeguard lives and property.
35. We will invest in
equipping our farmers with the right tools, technology and techniques.
36. We will invest in
empowering and enabling our miners to operate in a safe, secure and humane
environment.
37. We will invest in
training our youths, through the revival of our technical and vocational
institutions, to ensure they are competent enough to seize the opportunities
that will arise from this economic revival.
38. Indeed, the future
looks bright. And I ask that we all work together to make this vision a
reality. The 223% year on year growth in capital expenditure demonstrates our
desire to make Nigeria more competitive, and start the journey to deliver
sustainable development in our country.
মন্তব্যসমূহ
একটি মন্তব্য পোস্ট করুন