FG begins strategic implementation of 2016 budget

The Federal Government said yesterday it had commenced  the strategic implementation plan on 2016 budget aimed at diversifying the economy and developing the infrastructure.

It has also  developed the Medium Term Expenditure Frame Work (MTEF), Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed told Governor Nasir El-Rufai of kaduna State who was on a visit to her office in Abuja.

Mrs.Ahmed said government was similarly strengthening its monitoring and evaluation framework towards ensuring effective monitoring of ministries, departments and agencies’ compliance with the objective of the 2016 budget.

She said:”We are now strengthening our Monitoring and Evaluation Department, especially through staff training and retraining, including the application of accountability and transparency principles in our operation; DFID, UN and the World Bank are giving us support in this exercise.

“We have started the strategic implementation plan on 2016 budget, developed the Medium Term Expenditure Frame Work (MTEF), working very hard towards economic diversification and infrastructural  development.”

Earlier, Governor had revealed plans to restructure his state’s Ministry of Budget and Planning into a Budget and Planning Commission.

The staff are expected to enjoy better remunerations and excluded from posting to other ministries while their professional budget and planning skills will be enhanced.