Kampala — The 2017/2018 Budget is projected to register drastic decline in funding for the agriculture, education and health sectors while allocations to land, energy and ICT are expected to take a lion's share.
According to a confidential Cabinet brief obtained by Daily Monitor, the Budget which is projected to shoot up to Shs28.8 trillion, will see agriculture budget fall from Shs823.4b to Shs784b while funding to education will fall by Shs115.5b to Shs2.33 trillion and health will drop from Shs1.29 trillion to Shs534.8b.
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