It is also worth noting that out of the sh72 trillion budget for the 2024/2025 financial year, sh34 trillion is earmarked for interest and debt payment while only sh38 trillion is left for allocation to different sectors in light of implementing government programmes.
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Agriculture minister Frank Tumwebaze (third-left, front row), handing over coffee processing machines to different farmer groups, co-operatives and individual commercial farmers as Ankole Diocese Bishop Prof. Sheldon Mwesigwa (second-right), whose entity is a beneficiary, looks on in December last year.
By NewVision Reporter
Journalists @NewVision
#Budget 2024/2025 #Agriculture #Parliament #Ministry of Finance
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Whereas agriculture is the backbone of Uganda’s economy and employs more than 70% of the citizens, the Government has reduced the budget allocation to the sector by 37%
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