The basic education ministry, which received the largest allocation of N $14.2 billion of the national budget, will spend about N$10.9 billion on personnel expenditure.
The ministry's allocation is the highest followed by health, which received N$7.95 billion among other key allocations in the 2020/21 budget as presented by finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi on Wednesday in the National Assembly.
Out of the N$14.2 billion overall basic education budget, N$10.9 billion will be used for staff-related expenditures which include salaries amounting to N$9.5 billion, while N$1.1 billion goes to staff contributions to the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF).
Due to Covid-19, Shiimi announced an emergency budget of N$600 million which is availed to the Ministry of Basic Education, Arts and Culture for the provision of water, ablution facilities, and hostels at about 193 schools, countrywide.
Out of the total budget allocation, N$50.5 million will be spend on personnel expenditure, of which N$35.3 million goes to salaries, compared to N$37.3 million spent during 2019/20 and N$36.3 million in 2018/19 financial year.
