'2022 federal budget is low' - DG Budget Office

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'Well, first of all, I think we need to understand that as large as the size of this budget might seem to Nigerians, and as you say, it is the largest so far, the truth of the matter is that our budget is still way lower than it should be.'

‘2022 federal budget is low’ – DG Budget Office

Against the backdrop of the budget breakdown and the soaring state of the country’s debt profile, Nigerians, after the presentation, took to different social platforms to condemn the figures. “If we look at, I mean there’s a global measure for this, you know, which is called a public expenditure to GDP ratio. For Nigeria, the public expenditure to GDP ratio is still in the order of 12 per cent. The average for Africa is 22 per cent, some countries in Africa have about 30 per cent, I mean in the developed countries, the ratio is, you know, typically over 40 percent. And so, you know our budgets.

 

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