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Monetary And Financial Sector Policies In The Year 2000 Budget Of The Fgn, M. O. Ojo Jun 2000

Monetary And Financial Sector Policies In The Year 2000 Budget Of The Fgn, M. O. Ojo

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The paper attempts to review the monetary and financial sector policies of CBN during the 2000 fiscal year. It also discussed the issues and problems of implementation of the policies. The paper observes that the Nigerian economy witnessed some anxious moments during the 1999 fiscal year. Severe Pressures built-up in the economy mainly because of the expansionary fiscal policy of the Federal Government during the first five months of the year. lf price of oil in the international market continue to rise above budget expectations and expenditure does not rise in tandem, finance is likely to constrain achievement of most …


The Performance Of The 1999 Federal Government Budget, An Appraisal, Edet B. Akpankpan Apr 2000

The Performance Of The 1999 Federal Government Budget, An Appraisal, Edet B. Akpankpan

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The annual budget is a key instrument for implementation of Government projects, programmes and policies. This paper attempts to explain the fact that the annual budget serves three important purposes, namely; as a tool for accountability and transparency; as a tool of management, and as an instrument of economic policy. The paper conclude that Despite the macrocosmic achievement of this, Administration, basic structural imbalances persist. These include the lingering problems of import dependence, reliance on a single economic sector-oil, weak industrial base, low level of agricultural production, a weak Private sector, high external debt overhang, inefficient public utilities, low quality …