MINTP to Focus on Infrastructure Development in 2014

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MINTP to Focus on Infrastructure Development in 2014

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- Tuesday, 03 December 2013 16:31

(Business in Cameroon) - The Minister of Public Works has announced that his Ministry will redouble efforts to boost infrastructure development in 2014.

Minister Patrice Amba Salla said the priority action of the Ministry of Public Works in 2014 will be the building of the second bridge over River Wouri, Yaounde-Douala express road, giant road projects, farm-to-market roads and the head office of the ministry.

He made the declaration on the early hours of December 2, 2013 after defending the Ministry of Public Works’ budgetary allocation for 2014 in the Committee on Finance and Budget of the National Assembly to the tune of 262.592 billion F against 252.735 billion F in 2013.

The projects envisaged will be constructed with a public investment budget of 196.728 billion F against 184.000 billion F for 2013. The recurrent budgetary allocation ‘stands at 65.864 billion F registering a drop from the 68.735 billion F for 2013.

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