Majid Batambuze the Chairperson of Urban Authorities Association of Uganda says that once the money is deposited in Bank of Uganda, the Ministry of Finance is slow to approve requests to utilize the funds, which affects service delivery.
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah today put government on notice over delays in tabling ministerial policy statements warning that it might stall the budget process. The Public Finance Management Act PFMA 2015 requires government ministries, departments and agencies to present their ministerial policy statements to Parliament for scrutiny by March 15th. The same law sets a May 31st deadline for the conclusion of budget debates and all resource allocations.
