Budget session:

Kumbo Council adopts 896 billion as budget for 2017

By Njodzefe Nestor in B’da

Mayor Njong addressing the councilors

Councilors of Kumbo Council sitting in a budget session on 1st December 2016 at the Council Town Hall adopted the sum of FCFA 896,295,752in revenue as the budget for the 2017 financial year of the council representing an increase of 11.3 % worth 91.467.150 from the 2016 budget.

                Of this ambitious amount, the operating revenue stands at 682,969,752 while 172,485,000 is investment revenue. The recurrent expenditure is 509,892,320 and investment expenditure is 345,561,432, with personnel salaries and remunerations representing 29.5 % of the expenditure budget. 

                In the presence of Bui SDO NzekiTheophile and other heads of administration in kumbo central sub division the councilors also adopted the updated kumbo Council Development plan for 2017, the Mid Term Expenditure Framework for 2017 to 2019 and the Pro ADP Data.

                In his opening address, the Mayor of Kumbo Council Mayor NjongDonatusFonyuy while justifying the reason for the projected increase in the budget said “there is a potential for collecting more revenue in the 2017 fiscal year as aggressive revenue collection mechanisms have been put in place to guarantee the realization of the increased budget”.

                On the kumbo Council development plan, he was but hopeful that the implementation of the “well diagnosed and synthesized development plan” will make the council grow from strength to strength.

                “We hope to focus more on the realization of some major projects such as the the continuous rehabilitation of roads, the embellishment of some urban squares and the continuation of the improvement of the town green and the various projects with funds from PNDP, FEICOM and others” revealed the mayor as plans for the coming year. 

                As regards the projects that have been elaborated with so far, Mayor Njong mentioned the “Mbveh Regional Shopping Mall, the Municipal three Star Hotel, the Potato Factory, street lightening with renewable energy, the creation of a special Park for Heavy Duty vehicles amongst others.

                “Various funders and investors have been contacted to fund these projects and I must assure you that there is a glimmer of hope that this will come to fruition, even if it has to take time” he added.

                During the session too, the mayor announced that kumbo Council won for the second time the special regional prize worth FCFA 2 million in the FEICOM National Award for Councils Local Development Best Practices.

                “We presented the Mayors Day with aspects of social inclusion of persons with Disabilities as a best practice when the competition was launched. It is worth recalling that during the 2012 edition we presented the One Child one tree project as a best Practice and still won the special regional prize for the North West” Njong explained.

                He also revealed that they won a award of a competition launched by the Coordinating Unit of Associations of Persons with Disabilities which was aimed at appreciating efforts that kumbo council has put in place to enhance inclusion of persons with disabilities likewise the selection of kumbo council as the cleanest municipality in Bui division pending results of the regional results.

                The SDO for Bui in his closing remarks appreciated Kumbo for their feats in development but urged them to look into the pension situation of former workers of the council.