"In fiscal 2013, the Finance Minister is at it again. This time, he’s brought a budget that appropriates GMD 6 billion of which GMD 1.7 billion or 40% of the budget goes to service our debt leaving GMD 4.3 billion for government operations. Of this amount, GMD 346 million or 8% of the entire national budget goes to the Office of the President. To do what when the Gambia is faced with a deteriorating infrastructure, a declining educational standards due to poor teacher education, lack of basic educational supplies, poor agricultural production, low productivity of the public sector – to mention a mountain of problems brought about by incompetence and high degree and level of corruption that permeates the entire Gambian society."Ansu

 

Just when you think Americans are about to jump on that fiscal cliff, you are humored by our home country, The Gambia. The review above is very revealing folks.

 

What is your take on the budget ladies and gents?

 

Best regards,

Yero