The government has released Shs 17.1 trillion for the first quarter of the financial year 2025/2026. The funds were announced by Ramadhan Ggoobi, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, who also serves as the Secretary to the Treasury.
According to Ggoobi, the allocation is as follows: Shs 2.2 trillion for wages; Shs 4.4 trillion for non-wage recurrent expenditure; Shs 692 billion for development; Shs 2.7 trillion from external financing; Shs 6.9 trillion for debt and treasury operations and Shs 82 billion in local revenue
Under Statutory Obligations and Institutions: Shs 2.261 trillion to cater for wages and salaries across Government;Shs 482.76 billion for Pension and Gratuity; Parliament – Shs 249.38 billion;Electoral Commission – Shs 468.72 billion; Judiciary Shs 47.37 billion; Auditor General – Shs 19.14 billion and National Planning Authority – Shs 53.72 billion.
Under the ATMS to drive tenfold growth, Agro-industrialization has been allocated Shs 215.28 billion. Of this, Shs 62.41 billion is for research and operations of institutions within the programme while Shs 152.86 billion is for development projects.
Shs 20.5 billion has been released to Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities and Uganda Tourism Board. These funds are for financing tourism sector development interventions like branding and marketing, promoting and enforcing hospitality standards among others. This release excludes funds for Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) that retains funds at source.
Shs 26 billion of which Shs 19.5 billion is under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and, Shs 6.5 billion under Petroleum Authority of Uganda. This does not include funds for Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) which retains funds at source.
Shs 139.13 billion for development interventions under Science, Technology and innovation, Ministry of ICT and National Guidance and National Information Technologies Authority of Uganda (NITA-U). Of this, Shs 33 billion is for Artists under Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development and Shs 83.3 billion under Science, Technology and Innovation.
Security
Under security, Ministry of Defense and Veteran Affairs, Shs 719.12 billion; Uganda Police Force,Shs 130.73 billion;State House, Shs 108.38 billion; Uganda Prisons Service, Shs 87.15 billion; Office of the President – Shs 111.4 billion; ISO, Shs 39.2 billion and ESO, Shs 86.9 billion.
Infrastructure
Shs 1.076 trillion has been released for the ministry of Works and Transport. Of this, Shs 942.90 billion is for the payment of contractors for on-going works projects.
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development Shs 420.76 billion. Of this, Shs 398.75 billion is to implement rural electrification projects, finance development of other transmission lines and power generation projects like Karuma and, funding to support activities for mineral development and Kampala Capital City Authority Shs 148.32 billion for implementation of development projects within the city like roads, and drainage among others.
Human Capital Development
Shs 143.75 billion has been released for Ministry of Education and Sports. Shs 80.42 billion is to cater for the non-wage recurrent activities and Shs 63.33 billion for the implementation of the Uganda Secondary Education Expansion project (USEEP) and Uganda Learning Acceleration Project (ULEARN).
Shs 157.73 billion has been released for all Public Universities, Uganda Management Institute and Law Development Centre inline with their requirements. Of this, Shs 16.49 billion is allocated to their capital development projects;
Shs 262.88 billion for Ministry of Health. Of this, Shs 238.74 billion is for development purposes namely support planned health infrastructure development and implementation Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), Global Fund and Karamoja Infrastructure Development projects, and other outstanding contractual obligations.
Shs 173.96 billion has been released to National Medical Stores (NMS) for the purchase of essential drugs and medicines.
Shs 118.23 billion for Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. Of this, Shs 83.64 billion is to cater for the operational budget as well as subventions under the Ministry including the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE) requirements.
Shs 80.18 billion has been released under Uganda Cancer institute and Uganda Heart Institute. Of this, Shs 55.10 billion for contractual obligations and Shs 25.08 billion for their operations;
Regional Referral hospitals including Mulago and Butabika Hospitals have been allocated Shs 40.99 billion, of which Shs 40 billion is for the non-wage recurrent budget.
Local Governments Shs 382.03 billion has been released. Of this, Shs 342.52 billion is for their operations and Shs 39.50 billion to cater for projects with contractual obligations.
Levenue Generating Votes
Shs 114.90 billion under Uganda Revenue Authority to facilitate revenue collection; Shs 9.71 billion for Uganda Registration Services Bureau; Shs 40.43 billion has been allocated to National Citizenship and Immigration Control and
Shs 26.44 billion for Uganda National Bureau of Standards.
