The members of the Somali Parliament have been informed that there will be a joint session of the two houses of the Federal Parliament of Somalia.
The agenda for this session is said the first reading of the Somali Government’s 2022 Budget.
Today’s meeting will focus on the first reading of the federal government’s 2022 budget. The 2022 budget is $918.7 million.
Last May, the cabinet approved a nearly billion-dollar federal budget for 2022. It was the first cabinet meeting since President Mohamud officially took over the reins of government.
The 2022 budget is showing steady increases from previous years, with $247.7 million more than last year’s budget, which was $671 million, compared to $476 million in 2020. In 2018, Somalia’s federal budget was $267.5M.
The cabinet will submit the country’s new budget to the new Somali parliament for approval.
