'No ₦8tn Shadow Treasury, All Public Spending Backed by Law' - FG Clarifies IMF Report, Faults Atiku
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52% : THEWILL recalls that Atiku had alleged on Saturday that about ₦8.8 trillion in public expenditure had been executed outside Nigeria's approved budget and described the development as evidence of fiscal impunity.52% : The ministry further stated that the IMF's observations primarily concerned the comprehensiveness, timing and presentation of fiscal reporting rather than the legality of public expenditure.
47% : Federal Government has dismissed allegations that it operated a "shadow treasury" through more than ₦8 trillion in off-budget spending, insisting that every kobo of public expenditure under the administration of President Bola Tinubu is backed by the Constitution and relevant laws enacted by the National Assembly.
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