By Bakary Touray Jr
Members of National Assembly of The Gambia have, on Thursday 12 December 2020, considered and adopted D21,285,596,894 (Twenty-one Billion, two hundred and eight five million, five hundred and ninety six thousand, eight hundred and ninety four dalasis).
The said budget is for the Barrow administration to provide the needed development services of The Gambia to the citizenry, from the consolidated revenue fund for the period 1st January 2020 to 31st December 2020.
Below is the breakdown of the 2020 approved budget for the Republic of the Gambia effective 1st January to 31st December 2020.
1. Office of the President D 691,263,469
2. National Assembly D196, 449,726
3. Judiciary D170, 000,000
4. Independent Electoral Commission D52, 000,000
5. Public Service Commission D9, 219,777
6. National Audit Office D112, 000,001
7. Ministry of Defense D762, 102,551
8. Ministry of Interior D1, 027,132,638
9. Ministry of Tourism & Culture D 40,957,449
10. Ministry of Foreign Affairs D 1,005,827,877
11. Ministry of Justice D 297,400,096
12. Ministry of Economics Affair D978, 536,040
13. Pensions and Gratuities D375, 678,000
14. Office of Ombudsman D20, 450,037
15. Centralized Services D1, 450,000,000
16. Ministry of Lands Government D154, 198,719
17. Ministry of Agriculture D488, 263,515
18. Ministry Works & transport D651, 986,491
19. Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment D106, 554,171
20. Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education D2, 610,674,224
21. Ministry of Health and Social Welfare D 1,516,933,089
22. Ministry of Youth and Sports D113, 397,960
23. Ministry of Environment, Climate change & Wildlife D226, 646,307
24. Ministry of Information, Communication and Infrastructure D51, 855,464
25. Ministry of Fisheries and Water resources & NAM D48, 880,501
27. Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology D260, 016,066
29. Ministry of Petroleum and Energy D62, 209,830
30. Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare D73, 568,316
31. Debt Services D7, 731,394,580
Total Appropriation D21, 285,596,894
