{"id":18149,"date":"2020-06-03T08:49:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T08:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=18149"},"modified":"2020-06-03T08:49:07","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T08:49:07","slug":"covid-19-lagos-assembly-reduces-states-2020-budget-to-n920-5bn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=18149","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Lagos Assembly reduces state\u2019s 2020 budget to N920.5bn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Lagos House of Assembly<\/a> Tuesday passed a resolution for reduction of the state\u2019s 2020 budget from N1.68 trillion to N920.5 billion due to the economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The resolution was made following a voice vote conducted by the Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, during plenary at the Assembly complex in Ikeja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Clerk of the House, Mr. Azeez Sanni, had read a letter by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu requesting the reduction in the size of the budget on the floor by the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The state government had announced plans to review the N1.168trillion 2020 budget due to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The state\u2019s Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Sam Egube, said the review of the budget became necessary following the slump in the price of crude oil in the international market as well as the reduction in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the plenary, Obasa directed the House Joint Committees on Budget and Economic Planning and Finance to reduce the budget size of the state for year 2020 from N1.68 trillion to N920.5 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The speaker said the committees are expected to report back to the House within one week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said: \u201cBased on the governor\u2019s request, the House will work assiduously to review the budget to refocus, reorder and take into consideration the current challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need to do this to give us the best chance of stimulating the economy<\/a> and ensuring that the post-COVID-19 response economy will be strong and enduring.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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