Somaliland: Ministers approve 2013 annual budget

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Somaliland: Ministers approve 2013 annual budget

 

HARGEISA - Central coffers are set to see an increase of 15% in allocated expenditure following the 2013 budget approval by the council of ministers.

The council approved budget stands at 839,369,240,470 Somaliland shillings equivalent to about $125,000,000. This will be the second budget for the Silanyo administration and it is hoped that parliament will act expeditiously as it did last year when it approved the first Silanyo Budget on delivery.

 

The budget is said to have already been submitted to parliament for necessary action while the 15% increase is attributed to enhanced tax collection and anti-graft policy of the Silanyo administration.

 

The Silanyo war on corruption is exemplified by the establishment of the one year's old anti-corruption and good governance commission which has been actively involved in ensuring that things are done as they should.

 

Other measures include the arrest and subsequent prosecution of a number of senior operatives, recruitment of young graduates from local universities, 100% salary increase for civil servants and the retraining of ministry of finance personel after examination by the civil service commission.