Africa-Press – Uganda. The Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi, has issued the Second Budget Call Circular to all Accounting Officers, Executive Directors, and Managing Directors of State-Owned Enterprises and Public Corporations, providing guidance for finalizing Ministerial Policy Statements and detailed revenue and expenditure estimates for Financial Year (FY) 2026/27.
The circular reinforces the government’s commitment to fiscal discipline, performance accountability, alignment of public spending with growth priorities, and reduction of fragmentation in budget allocations.
Ggoobi emphasized strict compliance with the Public Finance Management Act and related regulations, noting that adherence to budgeting and expenditure rules is critical for improving fiscal efficiency, strengthening budget execution, and boosting productivity across government institutions.
“The budget for FY 2026/27 will prioritize the ATMS and Enablers. Particular attention will be on cleaning up and enforcing execution discipline,” Ggoobi said.
The revised resource envelope for FY 2026/27 is projected at Shs 78.249 trillion, an increase of Shs 8.85 trillion from the Shs 69.399 trillion communicated in the First Budget Call Circular. Accounting Officers have been directed to update their budget estimates to align with the new planning figures, ensuring consistency with the revised fiscal framework.
In a bid to improve value for money and operational efficiency, the government will implement collaborative procurement for common-user items starting 1st July 2026. The arrangement will aggregate procurement of shared goods and services across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and Local Governments.
The initiative is expected to standardize pricing, maintain quality standards, maximize economies of scale, improve efficiency, and strengthen public sector expenditure management.
In line with Cabinet Minute 164 (CT 2025), Ggoobi instructed all Accounting Officers not to enter agreements or Memoranda of Understanding with Development Partners on governance matters without prior Cabinet approval. The measure is aimed at enhancing coordination, maintaining policy coherence, and safeguarding national interests in engagements with external partners.
To strengthen government planning functions, the Ministry is finalizing a comprehensive Planning Strategy. Additional funding has been allocated to Planning Units across institutions: Shs 200 million for each Ministry Planning Unit, and Shs 100 million for Planning Units in Agencies and Local Governments.
“These funds are strictly meant to support research-based planning, equipping planning units, training, and staff facilitation to support the programme approach to planning and budgeting. They must not be diverted for other purposes,” Ggoobi stressed.
