Parliament has approved the expenditure of 2.8 trillion shillings as vote on account for the financial year 2011/2012.

The funds will cover expenditures for both the central and local government for the first quarter of the new financial year that commences July 1. Vote on account constitutes 1/3 of the funds approved in the national budget.

Finance State Minister Fred Omach Jachan re-tabled the motion Thursday June 30, following concerns raised by MPs earl in the week over exclusion of figures for wages.

According to the motion, a total of Ushs.1, 194,226,597,000/= will be spent on recurrent expenditures while Ushs.1, 646,386,110,000/= will cover development expenditure.

Article 154(4) of the constitution permits the President to authorize the expenditure of monies from the consolidated fund account for the purposes of meeting expenditure necessary to carry on services of the government until the expiration of four months from the start of the financial year.

By Isaac Senabulya