EXPLAINER: What is a supplementary budget?

Tool used by Treasury to align what has been spent prior to parliament's approval.

In Summary

• It is drawn to take care of expenditure that was not foreseen during the budget-making process by the National Assembly in collaboration with the National Treasury.

• In the proposal, acting Treasury CS Ukur Yatani has instigated budget realignments resulting in the reduction of recurrent expenses for various MDAs by Sh5.6 billion.

It is drawn to take care of expenditure that was not foreseen during the budget-making process by the National Assembly in collaboration with the National Treasury.
Explainer: What is a supplementary budget? It is drawn to take care of expenditure that was not foreseen during the budget-making process by the National Assembly in collaboration with the National Treasury.
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