National Assembly: start this Thursday, October 31, of the examination of the finance bill for the 2025 financial year

Unless there is a last minute change, it is this Thursday, October 31, 2024 that Prime Minister Judith Suminwa will present the finance bill for the 2025 financial year to the national deputies. This was revealed by Vital Kamerhe, President of the National Assembly during the plenary of this Tuesday, October 29, 2024 devoted to the examination of the reports of the Ecofin commission on the amending finance law for the financial year 2024 and the bill relating to the rendering of accounts for the financial year 2023.

“I sincerely wanted to thank you for the work you have done, we will take into account your diligence because the record time you take to examine such important laws puts us at ease vis-à-vis other institutions I will invite you to display the same determination, the same predisposition for the finance bill and you know very well that Prime Minister Judith Suminwa will come here before you on the 31st to present the 2025 budget project to us,” announced. Vital Kamerhe.

He believes that the inconsistencies noted in the two previous texts will allow the national representation to better approach the examination of the finance bill for the 2025 financial year.

“And this will be an opportunity to correct the inconsistencies that we have noted in the accountability law, it is not for nothing that we are presenting this accountability law to you, it is so that you can see by yourselves what is done at the management level”, added the President of the National Assembly.

After its adoption by the Council of Ministers, the finance bill for the 2025 financial year was submitted to the office of the National Assembly by the Prime Minister last September. This first finance bill from the Suminwa government is balanced in revenue and expenditure to the tune of 49,847 billion FC, showing an increase rate of 21.6% compared to the budget for the 2024 financial year, estimated at 40,464 billion FC. .

It allocates substantial credits for priority sectors by favoring public policies and government actions which contribute to the diversification of the national economy. According to the government, the structure of general budget expenditure has undergone modifications at the level of the salary envelope which increased from 9,029.4 billion FC to 9,609.5 billion FC, an increase of 18.3% compared to their level. of the 2024 financial year. Regarding investments, the forecasts allocated are of the order of 21,965 billion FC, an increase of 18.2% compared to their level for the 2024 financial year.

For the next five (5) years, the cost of the government’s action program is estimated at 277.606 billion Congolese Francs (CDF), or an amount equivalent to 92.9 billion dollars (USD). According to the forecasts of the new Government of the DRC, the cost of the average annual budget is estimated at 55,413.2 billion Congolese Francs (CDF) corresponding to approximately 18.471 billion dollars.

Clement MUAMBA