🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

Happening Tomorrow! Join us for the CSO Post-Budget Dialogue. Theme: Transforming challenges into opportunities: Budgeting for people-centered economic growth📺 Live on UBC UGANDA & YouTube. Tumwebaze Patrick Save the Children Uganda UNICEF Uganda CSBAG (csbag.org) The NGO Forum ACODE Uganda

📢Don't miss the CSO Post-Budget Dialogue, themed "𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞-𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡." 📍Happening tomorrow, June 18, 2025, at Mestil Hotel, starting at 8:00 AM.

📢 Happening Now: The CSO Post-Budget Dialogue FY2025/26 is underway at Mestil Hotel, Kampala! Theme: "Transforming challenges into opportunities: Budgeting for people-centered economic growth." 🎥 Live on UBC UGANDA Tumwebaze Patrick ACODE Uganda CSBAG (csbag.org) The NGO Forum

I would like to thank the Ministry of Finance for continually providing space for Civil Society Organizations to contribute to Uganda’s development agenda. This open and inclusive approach positions Uganda among the global leaders in budget transparency. - Arthur Bainomugisha, Executive

Post budget dialogue: Over the period, the poverty rate declined significantly reduced from 31% in 2005/2006 to 16.1%in FY 2023/24 Tumwebaze Patrick CSBAG (csbag.org) Save the Children Uganda ACODE Uganda

➡️The resource envelope for FY2025/26 is to increase marginally by 0.3%, from UGX 72.1TN in FY2024/25 to UGX 72.37TN. This modest increase is largely driven by a rise in 1⃣Budget Support from UGX 1.39TN to UGX 2.08TN (49.6%) 2⃣Domestic Borrowing, from UGX 8.97 TN to UGX 11.38TN

Post Budget Dialogue: Kampala Remains the least impoverished, with poverty rates declining form 1.6% to 1.1%. In contrast, the Karamoja region has the highest poverty rates significantly increased. Tumwebaze Patrick CSBAG (csbag.org) ACODE Uganda

Areas in the FY2025/26 budget that have no direct linkage to poverty reduction in Uganda #UGBUDGET25

Donations are allocated 168.5B, while Official Ceremonies get 46.5B. Is this really a pro-poor budget aimed at fighting poverty? CSBAG (csbag.org) Save the Children Uganda Tumwebaze Patrick ACODE Uganda

According to the 2024 Census report, there are 7.2 million households in the money economy, accounting for 66.9%, whereas 3.5 million households (33.1%) were in subsistence economy. - Julius Mukunda - truth always counts! EU in Uganda The NGO Forum #UGBUDGET25 | #KnowYourBudget25

Julius Mukunda - truth always counts!: Some of the challenges Uganda faces in budgeting; low absorption capacity, recurrent pattern & abuse of supplementary budget process CSBAG (csbag.org) Uganda Debt Network ACODE Uganda Ministry of Finance

There are several interventions to alleviate poverty in Karamoja. It's disheartening to have such results. CSBAG (csbag.org) #ugbudget2025

Let's work together to ensure the FY2025/26 budget drives people-centered, inclusive growth and accountability for a prosperous Uganda. -Arthur Bainomugisha, Executive Director ACODE Uganda EU in Uganda The NGO Forum #UGBUDGET25 | #KnowYourBudget25

To ensure effectiveness of the FY2025/26 budget Arthur Bainomugisha - ED ACODE called upon Government of Uganda to ▶️Fight corruption ▶️reduce supplementary budgets ▶️increase funding climate mitigation and adaptation ▶️Address low levels of fund absorption at the Local level. #ugbudget2025

We appreciate the government’s allocation of over UGX 5.56 trillion of the national budget for FY 2025/26 to Local Governments. This allocation underscores a strong commitment to decentralized development and empowers local authorities to better address unique community needs

This morning, on behalf of Uganda Women's Network am attending a post budget dialogue hosted by CSBAG (csbag.org) Oxfam in Uganda ACODE Uganda Uganda Debt Network under the theme " Transforming Challenges into Opportunities: Budgeting for People Centered Economic Growth". Elliot Orizaarwa Sophie Nampewo

Post Budget Dialogue: The keynote remarks from Ministry of Finance represented by Mr. Ashaba Hanington Director Budget. Tumwebaze Patrick Save the Children Uganda CSBAG (csbag.org) ACODE Uganda

37.1% of Uganda's budget is allocated to debt servicing... - Julius Mukunda - truth always counts! EU in Uganda The NGO Forum #UGBUDGET25 | #KnowYourBudget25

The Budget for FY 2025/26 is anchored on the tenfold growth strategy which focuses on the private sector. This presents several opportunities for the private sector to grow, export more and generate more gainful jobs. - Mr. Hannington Ashaba, Director Budget Ministry of Finance EU in Uganda

Following the recent national budget reading, CSOs including; Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda - ACCU, CSBAG (csbag.org), ActionAid International Uganda, Transparency International Uganda and Uganda Debt Network, have today held a press conference.