A World Bank report said South Sudan’s budget expenditure was rising since the interim period but little was spend on health and education, two key service delivery sectors.
The report released on Tuesday looked specifically on health and education sectors and found that in the 2011 fiscal year the ministries of health and education got two and four percent of the budget allocations, respectively.World Bank South Sudan Economic Team leader Kimo Adiebo said the report found that government agencies spend well beyond the amount allocated to them.
He added the government has a huge public wage bill that should be reduced to save money for capital and social expenditure.
Dr Adiebo said the report found that South Sudan’s budget expenditure was upping since 2005 and it was very high compared to countries in East Africa.
The report said since the CPA significant improvements were made in health and education, but the government will not guarantee progress in the first five years due to insufficient funding.