Puntland Minister of Finance and other ministry officials appear before finance, economic & accounting committee

The finance, economic & accounting committee of the DPL House of Representatives held a meeting with the Minister of Finance.

The committee which was conducting the 2nd reading of the 2023 budget which is currently tabled before the national Assembly. The finance, economic & accounting committee members questioned the Finance Minister, the Accountant General and other officials of the Ministry so as to get more information related to the proposed 2023 government budget.

The budget for the year 2023 is $376,699,825, (three hundred seventy-six million, six hundred ninety-nine thousand, eight hundred twenty-five dollars).

The increase in the budget is 6% compared to last year, and it consists of income to manage the State treasury and income outside the State treasury.

The Minister of Finance and other officials answered all the questions asked by the Committee.