Parliament okays sh4.86 trillion supplementary budget
Presenting the Budget Committee’s report, deputy chairperson Remigio Achia said the funds were required for expenditures that could not have been anticipated when the main budget was passed.
Parliament has approved an additional sh4.86 trillion in government expenditure under the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2025, to cater for urgent and unforeseen needs beyond the 2023/2024 national budget. (File Photo)
John Odyek
Journalist @New Vision
KAMPALA - Parliament has approved an additional sh4.86 trillion in government expenditure under the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2025, to cater for urgent and unforeseen needs beyond the 2023/2024 national budget.
The decision was reached during a plenary session chaired by Speaker Anita Among on May 15, 2025.
Presenting the Budget Committee’s report, deputy chairperson Remigio Achia said the funds were required for expenditures that could not have been anticipated when the main budget was passed.
He noted that the spending aligns with the Constitution and the Public Finance Management Act.
The supplementary funding, already spent during the 2023/2024 financial year across three schedules, has now been formally approved and regularised through the Bill. It covers both recurrent and development expenditures.
Key allocations
Government Ministries: Received sh1.39 trillion
• Office of the President: sh396 billion
• State House: sh189 billion
• Internal Affairs: sh204 billion
• Finance Ministry: sh88.8 billion
• Health Ministry: sh38.6 billion
• Works and Transport: sh47.3 billion
• Gender, Labour and Social Development: sh73.3 billion
Statutory Bodies and Institutions: sh1.21 trillion was allocated, including:
• Science, Technology and Innovation Secretariat: sh757 billion
• National Animal Genetic Resources Centre: sh92 billion
• Uganda Bureau of Statistics: sh83.1 billion
• NIRA: sh4.2 billion
• Makerere University: sh14.5 billion
Other beneficiaries included the Uganda Cancer Institute, Uganda Blood Transfusion Services, Uganda Land Commission, Uganda Police, Uganda Prisons, and referral hospitals such as Arua, Masaka and Naguru.
Foreign Missions: Sh836.5 billion was allocated to over 50 embassies and missions abroad to cover staff salaries and operational costs.
Local Governments: Districts, municipalities and cities received Shs2.46 trillion to address wage shortfalls, fund grants and support service delivery at the grassroots level.
Achia emphasised that all the spending remained within the 3% legal limit of the approved budget, as stipulated by the Public Finance Management Act.
“The Committee recommends that the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2025, be passed into law,” he concluded.
The Bill was unanimously passed and takes effect retroactively from 1 July 2023.
However, Ibrahim Ssemujju (FDC, Kira Municipality) urged Parliament to allow more time for thorough budget scrutiny in future, warning against rushed approvals.