The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari is set to present the 2020 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly NASS today.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, confirmed this development at the end of an extraordinary meeting of the Federal Executive Council FEC.
The meeting which considered the 2020 budget proposals before its presentation to the National Assembly, was presided over by President Buhari at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
President Buhari is expected to lay the 2020 budget before a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives on today for approval, as the country intends to revert to the January to December budget cycle.
The early presentation of the 2020 budget is meant to return the Federal Government budget cycle from May-June to January-December.The Senate had last Thursday, increased the proposed 2020 budget from 10.007 trillion naira to 10.729 trillion naira.
