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Kasaija convened a crisis meeting and asked the technocrats to review the budget allocations with a view of increasing the resource envelope but only managed to raise additional Shs3.5 trillion
Of the total national budget envelope, Shs28.8 trillion is to be shared by 20 government programmes while Shs15.9 trillion will cater for debt refinancing and interest payment
Daily Monitor
Wednesday February 03 2021
This handout photo shows people on a street in Kampala. The level of compliance with gender and equity requirements of the National Budget Framework Paper is still lacking. PHOTO/COURTESY/SHUTTERSTOCK.
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However, all the 18 programmes which were assessed passed and are recommended to be issued a certificate of gender and equity compliance in accordance with Section 9 (6) of the Public Finance Management Act.
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At least 10 government programmes under ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) have failed the gender and equity compliance test in the budget framework paper (BFP) for the Financial Year 2021/2022.
This was revealed by the Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC), a constitutional body established by the Equal Opportunities Commission Act, No. 2 of 2007 (EOC Act) “to give effect to the State’s constitutional mandate to eliminate discrimination and inequalities against any individual or group of persons