Africa-Press – Botswana. Kweneng District councillors have given a thumbs up to the council’s 2023/24 recurrent budget which comes with a slight increase of about 5.5 per cent.
Presenting the budget on Monday, Finance Committee chairperson, Mr Obakeng Kgabo said the approved income budget had slightly increased to about P229m as compared to 2022/23 budget of about P217m.
A breakdown of the entire budget, which includes the combined funds of the two district councils formerly known as Molepolole/Lentsweletau Administrative Authority sub-council and headquarters show a Revenue Support Grant of over P214m and about P14m accrued from the district council’s own revenue sources.
From the total approved expenditure of P229.2m, over P117m will be allocated to personnel emoluments while a little over P31m or about 13.7 per cent will be used for running expenses. Over P28m will be allocated to establishment expenses and about P51m will cater for special votes.
Mr Kgabo said the budget was likely to increase in anticipation of the looming staff movements which might see some positions rendered redundant owing to the establishment of new district councils.
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