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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>A civil society activist said he is disappointed over the delayed tabling of a supplementary budget for the fiscal year 2023\/2024 before the national parliament by the Minister of Finance and Planning.<\/p>\n

Edmond Yakani \u2013 Executive Director of Community Empowerment for Progress Organization said a supplementary budget is critical for peace implementation and the increment of civil servant\u2019s salaries by 600 percent.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to take this opportunity to express disappointment in the delay of enactment of a supplementary budget for the country,\u201d he told Eye Radio.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are aware that during the enactment of the national budget for the financial year 2023\/2024, during the public hearing in the parliament, we raised a concern around the allocation of funding for the electoral process.\u201d<\/p>\n

In August 2023, the national parliament passed the 2.2 trillion pounds fiscal year 2023\/2024 budget with a 400 percent salary increment for civil servants and organized forces.<\/p>\n

The fiscal year budget was passed in consideration of the 400 percent salary increment which was recommended by the cabinet amid a rift over the proposed percentage of increment.<\/p>\n

Finance Minister Dr. Bak Barnaba Chol had promised a supplementary budget to increase the salaries and wages of the civil servants and the organized forces to the proposed 600, after five months.<\/p>\n

However, it is now more than four months and August is heading for recess, which will last until January 2024.<\/p>\n

Yakani described the delay in the tabling of the supplementary budget as \u201ca clear demonstration of lack of political will\u201d from the Ministry of Finance.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonorable minister of finance promised the parliament that the funding for elections will be reflected during the supplementary budget.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Today is 14th December and we are away, and soon our parliament is breaking for recess without any supplementary budget, this is a serious disappointment for us as South Sudanese, for us as activists.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut at the same time, it is a clear demonstration of lack of political will from some of the organs of the government such as the ministry of finance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Activist Yakani further called on President Salva Kiir to call off the recess of parliament and direct the finance minister to table the supplementary budget.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore the parliament breaks for recess, the honorable minister of finance needs to present the supplementary budget and if it is possible, I would hope that His Excellency President should call the recess off until the parliament enacts a supplementary budget.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last week, the first deputy speaker of the national parliament said government programs are likely to be affected next year, should the minister of finance and planning fail to table a supplementary budget this month.<\/p>\n

Oyet Nathaniel said this is as the parliament is likely to go on recess this month, adding that the supplementary budget is critical before the country can go for elections.<\/p>\n

He said if the supplementary budget is not tabled this year, the conduct of the permanent constitution-making process, population census, and subsequently elections may not take place.<\/p>\n

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