By Ayodele Oni
The shape and size of next year’s budget have started to unfold going by revelation of the Minister of Planning and Budget, Atiku Bagudu on Monday.
Bagudu disclosed that the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has proposed N26 trillion as the 2024 budget to be submitted to the National Assembly before December 31, 2023.
The Minister, made the budget proposal known at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held on Monday, at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
President Bola Tinubu presided over the FEC meeting, which is the second meeting held since the inauguration of the cabinet.
Before the FEC meeting commenced, President Tinubu sworn in three ministers recently cleared by the national assembly.
The president had on September 17, nominated Ibrahim and Olawande as Minister of Youth and Minister of State for Youth, respectively.
He also requested the Senate to screen Balarabe Lawal as minister from Kaduna.
Lawal, who served as secretary to the government under former Governor Nasir El-Rufai, replaces his principal in Tinubu’s cabinet as Minister of Environment.
