Government’s 2019 Programme : Priority To Mastering Challenges Towards Emergence

Government for the 2019 financial year is proposing a Finance Law in which is contained a draft State budget balanced in revenue and expenditure at FCFA 4 850.5 billion against FCFA 4 689.5 billion in 2018 representing an increase of FCFA 161 billion in absolute value and 3.4 per cent. Prime Minister, Head of Government, Philemon Yang on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 during a plenary sitting at the National Assembly government’s economic, financial, social and cultural programme for 2019 financial year that is based on the proposed budget. Stating the context, he said, it came at the dawn of a new sevenyear mandate of President Paul Biya dubbed “Greater Opportunities.” The major priorities of the programme, PM Yang said was to consolidate achievements. “It mainly entails mastering the challenges public authorities will face in order to stay our course towards Emergence by 2035.”

He outlined the main stakes and challenges of the programme that include: mastering security constraints within the country and at the borders; consolidating peace, national unity and living-together; optimum preparation for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations; complete the execution of the Three Year Emergency Plan for Accelerating Economic Growth, as well as implementation of the ThreeYear Special Youth Plan; and preparation for the upcoming legislative and municipal elections. Government also intends to during the financial year 2019 to accelerate the decentralisation process, notably through the setting up of Regions and the increased transfer of power and resources to Local Authorities; finalise the construction works on the major infrastructural and energy projects underway; develop th...