The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has released 99% of the funds budgeted for the financial year 2024/2025.
This follows the final quarterly release of 19.79 trillion shillings—25.64% of the revised 77.196 trillion-shilling budget—bringing the total released to 76.422 trillion.
“The fourth quarter expenditure limits were based on the quarterly work and procurement plans of government ministries, departments, and agencies, taking into account projected resource inflows,” said Ramathan Ggoobi, Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury.
He instructed accounting officers to ensure timely payment of salaries, pensions, and gratuities by the 28th of every month, in line with approved salary scales. He also warned against accumulating domestic arrears.
“To avoid arrears and penalties, officers must prioritize timely payments to service providers and refrain from making commitments without sufficient budget,” Ggoobi said.
Rationalization of Agencies
Ggoobi confirmed that Parliament approved the full transfer of budget functions under the government rationalization program, and related funds have been released. “There should be no gap in service delivery,” he added.
Fourth Quarter Releases (April–June 2025)
- 8.903 trillion: Wage, non-wage recurrent, and development projects
- 2.677 trillion: External financing
- 8.126 trillion: Debt and treasury operations
- 83.85 billion: Local revenue
Statutory Obligations
- 1.993 trillion: Government wages and salaries
- 288.7 billion: Pension and gratuities
- 172.64 billion: Parliament
- 94.222 billion: Electoral Commission
- 58.23 billion: Judiciary
- 17.46 billion: Auditor General
- 11.17 billion: National Planning Authority
ATMS Growth Strategy
The Ministry emphasized strategic programs under ATMS, aimed at transforming Uganda into a $500 billion economy in 15 years. Focus sectors include:
- Agro-industrialisation: 524.68 billion
- Tourism: 41.12 billion
- Minerals (incl. oil and gas): 224 billion (166.6 billion for East African Crude Oil Pipeline via the National Oil Company)
- Science, Technology & Innovation (STI): 169.31 billion
- Includes 41 billion for digital connectivity under the Uganda Digital Acceleration Project
- 119.14 billion to support the science economy
Enabling Sectors
- Ministry of Defense and Veteran Affairs: 1.05 trillion (407.9 billion for operations)
- Uganda Police Force: 144.7 billion
- State House: 196 billion
- Uganda Prisons Service: 49.9 billion
Infrastructure
- Ministry of Works and Transport: 2.11 trillion
- 1.901 trillion for road contractors (national and DUCAR) and projects like Standard Gauge Railway and Kalangala ferries
- Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development: 515.9 billion
- 311.17 billion for rural electrification, power lines, and industry support in Ntungamo
- Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs: 111.4 billion for the Greater Kampala Urban Development Project and ministry operations
Human Capital Development
- Ministry of Education and Sports: 290.28 billion
- 155.8 billion for wages and recurrent costs
- Remainder for secondary school expansion and health training institution upgrades
- Public Universities, UMI, and LDC: 110.35 billion
- Ministry of Health: 303.46 billion
- 272.7 billion for GAVI and facility rehabilitation
- National Medical Stores: 110.65 billion for essential medicines
- Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development: 93 billion for operations and SAGE
- Uganda Cancer and Heart Institutes: 57.65 billion (43.29 billion for contractual obligations)
- Local Governments: 316 billion
- No new development funds released this quarter; balances were disbursed in the third quarter
Wealth Creation
- Parish Development Model: 529 billion
- Uganda Development Corporation: 115 billion
- Uganda Development Bank: 18 billion
- Note: Emyooga funds were released in the previous quarter
Revenue Generation Agencies
- Uganda Revenue Authority: 124.4 billion
- Uganda Registration Services Bureau: 5 billion
- National Citizenship and Immigration Control: 17.1 billion
- Uganda National Bureau of Standards: 1.79 billion