The Katsina State Executive Council has approved the 2027 State Budget Proposal of N828,638,844,091.48, alongside major projects in healthcare, road infrastructure and public transportation.

The approvals were given at the 14th Regular Meeting of the Council for 2026, held on Thursday at the Government House, Katsina, and chaired by Governor Dikko Radda.

A statement by the spokesperson to the state government, Ibrahim Mohammed, said decisions of the Council were aimed at accelerating development, strengthening public services and improving the well-being of citizens across the state.

The statement said the Council approved the proposed 2027 budget, tagged “Building Your Future Agenda IV,” with a total estimate of N828,638,844,091.48.

It added that the proposal is N69,226,234,197 lower than the 2026 approved budget, reflecting the state’s projected revenue and funding position for the 2027 financial year.

It further said the budget is expected to be financed through independent revenue of N95,772,861,855.39, capital receipts of N234,302,919,675.27, and other expected receipts of N487,807,959,918.42.

The statement said the state is also projecting an opening balance of about N10.7 billion for the 2027 financial year.

It said 23 percent of the proposed budget is allocated to recurrent expenditure, while 77 percent is earmarked for capital expenditure.

It maintained that the allocation reflects the administration’s continued focus on infrastructure and development-oriented programmes.

Sectoral breakdown of the proposed fiscal expenditure shows that the Administration Sector received 23.97 percent, the Economic Sector 35.59 percent, Law and Justice 1.11 percent, while the Social Sector received 38.33 percent.

It said priority areas in the proposal include Education, with 13.41 percent; Works, Housing and Transport, 11.22 percent; Agriculture and Livestock Development, 10.33 percent; Health, 8.41 percent; and Rural Development, 7.92 percent.

It added that the remaining Ministries, Departments and Agencies collectively account for 48.98 percent of the capital allocation.